Status:

COMPLETED

The Emergency Department Falls Study

Lead Sponsor:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Conditions:

Fall

Head Injury Trauma

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study to evaluate clinical predictors of intracranial bleeding in elderly patients who present to the emergency department (ED) after a fall. The aim is to assess feasibility and rate ...

Detailed Description

Seniors account for 15% of the Canadian population. The proportion will greatly increase over the next few years. Elderly people attend the ED more often than younger people, and they often come to th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 65+ years
  • Presenting to the emergency department with fall on level ground, from a bed, from a chair, from the toilet seat or down steps 1 or 2 steps, within the last 48 hours

Exclusion

  • Non-English speaking without an an adequate interpreter
  • Falls with an other mechanism of injury
  • Falls \> 48 hours before presentation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 14 2015

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

1753 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03870867

Start Date

December 14 2015

End Date

December 31 2017

Last Update

March 12 2019

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Hamilton Health Ciences

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2