Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Trial (Profet) - A Randomized Controlled Trial

ISRCTN ISRCTN56623436
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN56623436
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
23/01/2004
Registration date
23/01/2004
Last edited
08/11/2022
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Jacqueline Close
Scientific

Clinical Age Research Unit
Department of Health Care of the Elderly
King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry
London
SE5 9PJ
United Kingdom

Email jacqueline.close@kcl.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific titlePrevention of Falls in the Elderly Trial (Profet) - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study acronymPROFET
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedFalls in elderly people
Interventioni. Patients in the intervention group underwent a detailed medical and occupational-therapy assessment with referral to relevant services if indicated.
ii. Those assigned to the control group (n=213) received usual care only
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/1997
Completion date31/01/1998

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsAdded as of 23/05/2008: 397
Total final enrolment397
Key inclusion criteriaPatients aged >65 years who lived in the local community and attended the accident and emergency department with a primary diagnosis of a fall.
Key exclusion criteriaCognitive impairment defined as a score of <7 on the abbreviated mental test and with no regular carer.
Date of first enrolment01/01/1997
Date of final enrolment31/01/1998

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Clinical Age Research Unit
London
SE5 9PJ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

NHS Executive London (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article Prevention of falls 09/01/1999 Yes No
Results article Predictors of falls 01/09/2003 Yes No

Editorial Notes

08/11/2022: The following changes have been made:
1. Publication reference reclassified as results.
2. The final enrolment number has been added from the reference.