Impact of Multidisciplinary Program on Falls in Elderly Inpatients

Hospices Civils de Lyon1,852 enrolled

Overview

Falls among elderly inpatients are common, multifactorial and associated with a significant increase of complications and morbidity. According to a recent Cochrane review, the effectiveness of fall prevention program has been assessed in community-dwelling and in long stay wards but not in rehabilitation wards (RW) and geriatric acute wards (GAW). IPR study aims to measure the impact of a multidisciplinary prevention program on falls in elderly inpatients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,852

Conditions

Falls Among Elderly Inpatients

Interventions

The multidisciplinary prevention program called "IPR" (in French "Identifier, Prévenir, Relever")OTHER

The intervention is a multidisciplinary program of fall prevention including 3 complementary interventions which focus on several stages of elderly inpatient management: 1. Identification of patient's fall risk, 2. Multifactorial fall prevention program (integrated actions targeted on risk factors, exercise programs and review of the hospital environment), 3. "Get up" workshop and morbidity and mortality conferences related to fall cases

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female subject aged over 65 years * Admitted during the study * Participation agreement Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a MMSE\<10 and incapable to participate to a reeducation program * Patient with an evolutionary and\\or badly checked psychiatric pathology * Bedridden patient

Locations (12)

Centre Hospitalier Gériatrique du Mont d'Or

Albigny-sur-Saône, France

Centre Hospitalier d'Ardèche Méridionale - Service de Gériatrie, Centre Hospitalier d'Ardèche Méridionale

Aubenas, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of falls among elderly inpatients

Time frame: patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, 15 months maximum

Secondary Outcomes

Incidence of fall-related mortality

Time frame: patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, 15 months maximum

Incidence of fall-related

Time frame: patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, 15 months maximum

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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