Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
RRCC53R RES/1805/7002
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
SAFER2
Study hypothesis
To identify the risk factors for falling in 88% of unexplained or recurrent falls.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Injury, occupational diseases, poisoning: Musculoskeletal injury
Intervention
1. Post-fall assessment and intervention strategy
2. Conventional treatment from a casualty department
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
The number of patients who fall within 1 year. This information will be collected prospectively by a fall diary completed and returned weekly by the informant. Primary outcome will be the number of patients falling in a year.
Secondary outcome measures
Mortality, injury, hospitalisation and quality of life.
Overall trial start date
27/07/1998
Overall trial end date
27/04/2001
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
27/07/1998
Recruitment end date
27/04/2001
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
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
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary