Intervention to Reduce Falls Incidence

Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health404 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

404

Conditions

Patient Fall

Interventions

multifactorialDEVICE

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fall incidence rate

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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