Status:
COMPLETED
Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall
Lead Sponsor:
Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark
Conditions:
Accidental Falls
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Falls and injurious falls are common among elderly people. The aim of the study is to test a model of multifactorial fall intervention in a Danish population of elderly sustaining a fall. Focus is on ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years old or older
- Having been treated in emergency department or submitted to hospital after a fall
- Living in the Glostrup area.
Exclusion
- Fall due to strong external force, new apoplexia cerebri, epileptic seizure, alcohol intoxication.
- Known cognitive impairment
- Not able to walk prior to fall
- Living in institution
- Planned geriatric intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
392 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00226486
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
August 21 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Geriatrics, Amtssygehuset i Glostrup
Glostrup Municipality, Denmark, 2600