GAPcare Fall Prevention Pilot Survey

GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-acute Care Coordination Program - Pilot Survey

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03076593

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-10

Start date

2017-02-14

Completion date

2018-04-01

Last updated

2021-09-27

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Conditions

Fall

Keywords

geriatric

Brief summary

GAPcare (Geriatric Acute & Post-acute Care Coordination Program for Fall Prevention) is an early stage investigation that surveys older adults who present to the Emergency Department for any illness to determine the feasibility of an Emergency Department (ED)-based multidisciplinary intervention for preventing recurrent falls in older adults. In this observational study, older adults will be approached during routine clinical care in the ED and asked about prior falls, prior experiences having falls treated in the inpatient and outpatient setting, and the investigators will solicit feedback on potential improvement to care in the ED setting for falls.

Interventions

OTHERExposure: Fall

Participants will be asked about prior falls

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Study inclusion criteria for GAPcare * Adult 65 years-old or older * Able to communicate in English * No cognitive impairment (≥4 on SIS)

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to give informed consent due to intoxication or altered mental status

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Feasibility of enrollment	at study enrollment	The investigators will assess the number of patients who were screened and enrolled at the study site

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Type of preventative services offered after a prior fall	at study enrollment	Participant will be asked what services they were provided after prior falls.
Satisfaction with prior Emergency Department evaluations after a fall using a likert scale	at study enrollment	Participant will be asked about their satisfaction with prior fall assessments in the ED.
Feedback on prior fall evaluations	at study enrollment	Participants will give free-text feedback on their perception of the quality of prior outpatient and inpatient fall care

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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