NCT00434889

A Study of Why People With Early Memory Problems Fall or Almost Fall

Factors Associated With Falls and Near-Falls in Community Dwelling Older Adults With Early-Stage Dementia

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Saskatchewan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that are associated with falls and near falls in community-dwelling older adults with early-stage dementia.

Detailed description

The specific objectives of this six month study are to: characterize falls and near-falls in community dwelling older adults with early-stage dementia; determine which potentially modifiable physical fall risk factors contribute to falls and near-falls in older adults with early-stage dementia; examine the relationship between dementia sub-type, medical and neuropsychological factors, balance and gait, and falls and near-falls in community dwelling older adults with early-stage dementia.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Falls
• Near-Falls

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-08-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2007-02-14
• Last updated: 2010-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada