Project ABLE:Advancing Better Living for Elders

Thomas Jefferson University319 enrolled

Overview

The specific aims of the study are to: 1) test the effectiveness of a home-bases intervention to improve home safety, fall efficacy and functional performance; 2) determine if the use of environmental strategies results in occurrence of less negative health events (falls and depression); 3) compare types of environmental strategies accepted and used under different treatment conditions; and 4) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention program.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

319

Conditions

Frail Elderly

Interventions

Home-Based InterventionBEHAVIORAL

Multi-component home-based interventionBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 70 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * 70 years or older * community dwelling * functional vulnerability/HRCA vulnerability index= \>1 problem area Exclusion Criteria: * Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of less than or equal to 23 * legal blindness * bed bound * nursing home placement or relocation expected within 12 months of study eligibility

Locations (1)

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Functional difficulty

Fear of falling

Self-efficacy

Secondary Outcomes

Home hazards

Control oriented strategy use

Mortality

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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