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Project ABLE:Advancing Better Living for Elders

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Frail Elderly
Registration Number
NCT00249925
Lead Sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University
Brief Summary

The specific aims of the study are to: 1) test the effectiveness of a home-bases intervention to improve home safety, fall efficacy and functional performance; 2) determine if the use of environmental strategies results in occurrence of less negative health events (falls and depression); 3) compare types of environmental strategies accepted and used under different treatment conditions; and 4) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
319
Inclusion Criteria
  • 70 years or older
  • community dwelling
  • functional vulnerability/HRCA vulnerability index= >1 problem area
Exclusion Criteria
  • Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of less than or equal to 23
  • legal blindness
  • bed bound
  • nursing home placement or relocation expected within 12 months of study eligibility

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Functional difficulty
Fear of falling
Self-efficacy
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Control oriented strategy use
Home hazards
Mortality

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA)

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA)
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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