Impact of Multidisciplinary Program on Falls in Elderly Inpatients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Falls Among Elderly Inpatients
• Interventions: Other: The multidisciplinary prevention program called "IPR" (in French "Identifier, Prévenir, Relever")

• Registration Number: NCT01483456
• Lead Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Brief Summary

Falls among elderly inpatients are common, multifactorial and associated with a significant increase of complications and morbidity. According to a recent Cochrane review, the effectiveness of fall prevention program has been assessed in community-dwelling and in long stay wards but not in rehabilitation wards (RW) and geriatric acute wards (GAW). IPR study aims to measure the impact of a multidisciplinary prevention program on falls in elderly inpatients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-07
• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-30
• Study First Posted: 2011-12-01
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-17
• Primary Completion: 2014-10
• Study Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1852

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female subject aged over 65 years
• Admitted during the study
• Participation agreement

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with a MMSE<10 and incapable to participate to a reeducation program
• Patient with an evolutionary and\or badly checked psychiatric pathology
• Bedridden patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Usual care	The multidisciplinary prevention program called "IPR" (in French "Identifier, Prévenir, Relever")	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of falls among elderly inpatients	patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, 15 months maximum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of fall-related mortality	patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, 15 months maximum
Incidence of fall-related	patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, 15 months maximum

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

Hôpital Local de Meximieux; 🇫🇷 Meximieux, France

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Service de Gériatrie - Hôpital des Charpennes; 🇫🇷 Villeurbanne, France

Centre Hospitalier Gériatrique du Mont d'Or; 🇫🇷 Albigny-sur-Saône, France

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Service de Médecine gériatrique, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud; 🇫🇷 Pierre-Bénite, France

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Service de Médecine gériatrique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot; 🇫🇷 Lyon, France

Centre Hospitalier Lucien Hussel - Pôle gérontologie; 🇫🇷 Vienne, France

Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy - Pôle de Gériatrie - Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy; 🇫🇷 Pringy, France

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Antoine Charial; 🇫🇷 Francheville, France

Centre Hospitalier d'Ardèche Méridionale - Service de Gériatrie, Centre Hospitalier d'Ardèche Méridionale; 🇫🇷 Aubenas, France

Centre Hospitalier de Bourg en Bresse - Pôle filière gériatrique, Centre Hospitalier de Bourg en Bresse; 🇫🇷 Bourg en Bresse, France

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Frédérique Dugoujon; 🇫🇷 Caluire et Cuire, France

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Pierre Garraud; 🇫🇷 Lyon, France