RESPOND—A patient-centred program to prevent secondary falls in older people presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a fall: Protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Accidental falls; Fall injuries; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000336684
• Lead Sponsor: The Falls and Bone Health Team, Health Services Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 528

Inclusion Criteria

Community-dwelling persons, aged 60 to 90 years who present to the Royal Perth and Alfred Hospital EDs with a fall, and who are planned to be discharged directly home from the hospital within 72 hours, will be recruited.

Exclusion Criteria

People will be excluded if they: live further than 50 kilometres from the study site, are to be discharged to high-level residential aged-care, require palliative care or have a terminal illness, require hands-on assistance to walk, are unable to use a telephone, need an interpreter, have cognitive impairment (MMSE<23), display social aggression or have a history of psychoses.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified