An audit of drug use in hospital and its influence on falls: A retrospective case control study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Falls in hospitalised patients; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000212651
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Maria Crotty

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-08-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 714

Inclusion Criteria

Patients admitted to the Repatriation General Hospital in 2001. Fallers were defined as patients who had experienced at least one fall during their admission. Controls will be randomly selected from the remaining admissions and frequency matched for comorbidities, age, and gender.

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Benzodiazepine use in hospital[End of hospital admission]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Antpsychotic use in hospital.[End of hospital admission];Tricyclic antidepressant use in hospital.[End of hospital admission]