A cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated general practice fall prevention process compared with usual care on GP practice change and the rate of falls in older people residing in the community

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Falls in community-dwelling older people; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000401550
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 560

Inclusion Criteria

For older people: 65 years or older, having a fall in the past year or worried about falling, and residing in the community.

For GPs: currently practising in the North Sydney Medicare Local area

Exclusion Criteria

For older people:
Unable to understand study information or complete the falls surveillance forms
Has an unstable medical condition
Moderate to severe dementia (measured by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire)

For GPs:
Not currently practising or practising outside the NSML area.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified