Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01279525
Intervention to Reduce Falls Incidence
EFFECTIVENESS OF A MULTIFACTORIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO REDUCE FALLS INCIDENCE AMONG COMMUNITY-LIVING ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 404 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health · Other Government
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | multifactorial | individual advice, information leaflet, physical exercise workshop and home visits |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-01-01
- Completion
- 2011-01-01
- First posted
- 2011-01-19
- Last updated
- 2011-01-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Spain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01279525. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.