Improving fall prevention by providing tailored information to elderly patients

Improving fall prevention in fall outpatient clinic (FOC) by providing tailored information - using information technology

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23017

Enrollment

208

Registered

2013-05-15

Start date

2013-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

Older adults, Geriatrics, Falling, fall outpatient clinic

Interventions

When an elderly patient visits the Emergency Department (ED) due to a fall they will be asked to fill in the CTI (CAREFALL Triage Instrument) questionnaire on a laptop. They will also be asked about t

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 65 or older who visit the emergency department due to a fall are included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those patients who entered the emergency department with an ambulance and/or are not able to fill in the questionnaire are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome is the percentage of patients who are invited to the outpatient fall clinic who actually visit the clinic.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(a) The difference between the perceived and predicted probability of recurrent falls. (b) The percentage of completed questionnaires (in comparison to care as usual).	—

Contacts

Public ContactMarjan Askari

Department of Medical Informatics Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 15

m.askari@amc.uva.nl+31 (0)20 5667875

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)