Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Luc de Witte
ORCID ID
Contact details
Zandbergsweg 111
Hoensbroek
6432 CC
Netherlands
+31 (0) 45 523 75 47
lp.dewitte@irv.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
Nil known
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Nil known
Protocol/serial number
13650008
Study information
Scientific title
Evaluation of a Multifactorial Intervention of Fall Prevention in Psycho-Geriatric Nursing Home Patients
Acronym
EMIFPPGNHP
Study hypothesis
Implementation of a multifactorial intervention on fall prevention in psycho-geriatric nursing home patients will decrease the number of falls.
Ethics approval
Medical Research Ethics Committee (METC) SRL/iRv (reference number: 030016), approval received on the 13th November 2003.
Study design
Interventional, randomised, controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Condition
Falls and fall-related injuries
Intervention
Intervention group: applying a general medical assesment and an additional specific Fall Risk Evaluation (FRET) targeting general (institute-related) and specific (patient-related) fall preventive activities.
Control group: usual care.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Number of falls
Secondary outcome measures
Number of fall-related injuries
Overall trial start date
01/11/2003
Overall trial end date
01/03/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Psycho-geriatric nursing home patients
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
360
Total final enrolment
518
Participant exclusion criteria
Somatic patients
Recruitment start date
01/11/2003
Recruitment end date
01/03/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
Zandbergsweg 111
Hoensbroek
6432 CC
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Organisation
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (The Netherlands)
Sponsor details
P.O 93245
Den Haag
2509 AE
Netherlands
+31 (0) 70 349 51 11
info@zonmw.nl
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (grant number: 13650008).
Alternative name(s)
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
other non-profit
Location
Netherlands
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2009 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19221130 (added 03/05/2019)