Actively Recruiting
Falls Validation Study
Led by Dr. Kerstin de Wit · Updated on 2026-05-13
4000
Participants Needed
7
Research Sites
243 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Each year, one in three adults over the age of 65 has a fall. These falls lead to half a million Canadian emergency department patient visits annually and falls in older adults account for more than 3% of all emergency department visits. A rapid, simple bedside test (known as a decision rule) to guide emergency physicians on when older adults should have a brain scan to diagnose traumatic brain bleeding was created. This decision rule will be checked to see if it works well in guiding who needs a brain scan.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Falls Validation Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 65 or older
- Present to the emergency department within 48 hours of having a fall
- Fall from standing, from a chair, toilet seat, or bed
You will not qualify if you...
- Transferred from another hospital organization after brain imaging
- Leave the emergency department prior to completion of their medical assessment
- Previously enrolled
- Lives outside the hospital catchment area
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 7 locations
1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2
Not Yet Recruiting
3
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7
Actively Recruiting
4
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Not Yet Recruiting
5
Sinai Health System
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
Not Yet Recruiting
6
Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux Du Nord-De-L'île-De-Montréal,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3L 1K5
Not Yet Recruiting
7
CHU de Québec - Université Laval
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
N
Natasha Clayton, Clinical Trial Manager, CRA, RA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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