Falls prevention for stroke patients following discharge home: A randomised trial intervention

Falls prevention for stroke patients following discharge home: A randomised trial evaluating a multifactorial falls prevention program

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000398404

Acronym

FLASSH

Enrollment

156

Registered

2007-08-02

Start date

2006-09-01

Completion date

2008-11-11

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to evaluate two approaches to reducing falls in people who have had a stroke, have a high risk of falls and are returning home.

Interventions

Multifactorial individualised falls prevention program based on falls risk factors including a home exercise program, falls education, referral to address factors identified in falls risk assessment. Home exercise program will continue for 12 months, education session will be undertaken within two weeks of randomisation to the intervention group (one session only). The intervention will be additional to usual care, that is the therapy prescribed by the discharging facility.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Stroke patients discharged home from sub-acute, at risk of falls due to previous fall or balance impairment.

Exclusion criteria

Patients discharged to residential care facilities, patients and carers without basic English.

Outcome results