Prevention of fall incidents in patients with a high risk of falling: a multidisciplinary study on the effects of transmural health care compared to usual care
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN11546541 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN11546541 |
| Protocol serial number | N/A |
| Sponsor | VU University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands) |
| Funder | Not provided at time of registration |
- Submission date
- 20/12/2005
- Registration date
- 20/12/2005
- Last edited
- 13/06/2014
- 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
Prof P. Lips
Scientific
Scientific
VU Medical Center
Department of Endocrinology
P.O. Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)20-4440614 |
|---|---|
| p.lips@vumc.nl |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | 1. The incidence of falls in the elderly can be reduced by identifying elderly at high risk of falling followed by a systematic multidisciplinary examination of the causes of falling and by taking individual preventive measures (transmural health care) in conformity with the recommendations of the CBO guidelines. 2. The risk profile for community-dwelling elderly is valid and useful to identify elderly with a high risk of recurrent falling |
| Ethics approval(s) | Medical Ethics Committee of the VU University Medical Centre |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Fall incidents |
| Intervention | The intervention consists of identifying modifiable fall risk factors followed by an individually composed treatment aiming at reducing the identified risk factors. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Time to first fall and time to second fall. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Performance on functional lower extremity tests |
| Completion date | 01/12/2008 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Senior |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 600 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Community-dwelling elderly who recently fell (less than 3 months ago) 2. Aged 65 and older 3. Mobile 4. Living in the vicinity of the VU medical centre |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Unable to go to the VU medical centre 2. Unable to sign informed consent 3. Unable to complete a questionnaire or interview 4. Fall is caused by a traffic accident |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/04/2005 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/12/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
VU Medical Center,
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
1007 MB
Netherlands
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 12/07/2010 | Yes | No | |
| Protocol article | protocol | 02/07/2007 | Yes | No | |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
