Intervention to Reduce Falls Incidence

EFFECTIVENESS OF A MULTIFACTORIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO REDUCE FALLS INCIDENCE AMONG COMMUNITY-LIVING ELDERLY PEOPLE

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01279525

Acronym

EPICA

Enrollment

404

Registered

2011-01-19

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2011-01-31

Last updated

2011-01-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patient Fall

Keywords

Falls, Prevention, Elderly

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to prevent falls among the elderly as compared to a brief intervention.

Detailed description

The objective of this research is to verify if a simple multifactorial intervention program that is applicable in PC settings is more effective to decrease fall incidence than a brief advice for community-living people aged 70 or older.

Interventions

DEVICEmultifactorial

individual advice, information leaflet, physical exercise workshop and home visits

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients residing in the community

Exclusion criteria

* to be institutionalized * Immobilized or bedridden * Present a terminal disease or severe psychiatric illness * Have contraindications to physical exercise

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
fall incidence rate	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026