Status:
TERMINATED
Comprehensive Intervention for Falls Prevention in the Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Soroka University Medical Center
Conditions:
Accidental Falls
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the comprehensive multidisciplinary intervention (geriatrician, physical therapist and occupational therapist falls risk assessment and intervention)i...
Detailed Description
Falls and related injuries among elderly people are a major public health problem worldwide.All older people with recurrent falls or assessed as being at increased risk of falling should be considered...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Living in Beer Sheva or Ofakim , Israel
- Members of Clalit HMO
- 1 or more falls in past 12 month (self-reported)
- Age 65 or more
- Mobile outdoors without wheelchair
Exclusion
- Seriously ill patients - as dyspnea with light exercise, unstable heart disease
- MMSE less than 18
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
8 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00413933
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
April 21 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beersheba, Israel