Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Trial (Profet) - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Falls in elderly peopleInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningN/A
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN56623436
- Lead Sponsor
- HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
1999 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10023893 Prevention of falls 2003 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12954679 Predictors of falls
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 397
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged >65 years who lived in the local community and attended the accident and emergency department with a primary diagnosis of a fall.
Exclusion Criteria
Cognitive impairment defined as a score of <7 on the abbreviated mental test and with no regular carer.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration