The Characteristics of Falls and Its Potential Predictors

Chinese University of Hong Kong2,101 enrolled

Overview

A prospective study to examine the fall characteristics among elderly faller in Hong Kong and the potential predictors of falls incidence.

This will be a prospective study. One thousand and five hundred older fallers would be recruited. Baseline assessments would be conducted to examine potential fall risk factors and the fall history. The subjects would be followed up for 1 year for fall incidence. This study conforms to the ethical principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,101

Conditions

Fall Patients

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * aged 60 or older * able to ambulate with a Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score ≥ 3 * able to walk for ≥ 10 meters * history of falls in the past 12 months * living in the community * able to understand Chinese Exclusion Criteria: * blindness

Locations (1)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre of Osteoporosis Care and Control

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of falls

Prospective fall data will be collected through telephone follow-up for 1 year. The number of fall during the follow-up period and the circumstances while the falls occur would be recorded.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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