Status:

COMPLETED

The Winchester Falls Project

Lead Sponsor:

Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

Mid Hampshire Primary Care Trust

Shire

Conditions:

Accidental Falls

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The study aims to determine whether multidisciplinary assessment of community-based patients, who have had at least one previous fall, reduces the rate of further falls and fall-related problems. The ...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND INFORMATION At least one in three people aged sixty five and over are reported to fall in the community each year and in the very elderly this figure is nearer 40 % (1,2). The morbidity an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Over 65 years
  • At least two falls in the year preceding recruitment

Exclusion

  • Life expectancy of less than 1 year
  • Plans to move from the area within 1 year
  • Abbreviated mental test score of less than 7/10
  • Non-english speaker without available interpreter
  • Nursing home resident

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

February 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

516 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00130624

Start Date

June 1 2001

End Date

February 1 2005

Last Update

October 5 2005

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Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO22 5DG