Status:
COMPLETED
Falls With Fracture : Role of Cognitive Disorders and Comparison With Bone Fragility
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Caen
Conditions:
Accidental Falls
Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
55+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive disorders are a risk factor for a fracture after a fall independently of a bone fragility.
Detailed Description
The fall is a major problem in the elderly. After 65 year old, falls represent 84% of daily living accidents and almost half of the post fall injuries are fractures (Ricard and Thélot, 2007). These fa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Affiliation to the social security system
- For subjects with fracture : victim of a low-energy fracture of the upper or lower limb that was consecutive to a fall from standing height, and who has accepted to realize a DXA exam in the context of the medical follow-up
- For control subjects : victim of a fall from standing height, with no fracture, matched in terms of age, sex, socio-cultural level and living space with subjects with fracture.
- Written informed consent
Exclusion
- Subject who is deprived of liberty, under supervision or legal guardianship
- Pathology affecting balance (Parkinson's disease, after-effects of stroke, …)
- Important visual impairment : age-related macular degeneration, …
- Depressed state
- Important consumption of alcohol (\> 14 drinks per week for women / \>21 for men)
- Subject who is concurrently participating in another clinical study (unless prior notice of the principal investigator)
- Fall has been caused by a third party (e.g. : pushing), is not from standing height (e.g. : fall from a ladder); fracture is not a low-energy one (e.g. : further a fall during running)
- For subjects with fracture :
- The fracture is not consecutive to a fall
- The fracture is pathological, beyond osteoporosis (e.g. : bone metastases)
- The last fall responsible for a fracture goes back more than 6 months
- For control subjects :
- o The fall goes back more than 12 months
- The fall has led to a medical consultation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 15 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
218 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02292316
Start Date
November 15 2011
End Date
December 31 2018
Last Update
March 4 2020
Active Locations (2)
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1
University Hospital
Caen, France, 14000
2
Dr Alain Daragon
Rouen, France, 76000