NCT07034287

Modifying the Geriatric Acute & Post-acute Care Coordination Program for Fall Prevention in the Emergency Department for Telehealth

eGAPcare: Modifying the Geriatric Acute & Post-acute Care Coordination Program for Fall Prevention in the Emergency Department for Telehealth

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the feasibility of eGAPcare, a telehealth modification of the GAPcare fall prevention intervention, in older adults in a community emergency department. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can telehealth physical therapy and pharmacy consultations be conducted in a community emergency department? * Does the telehealth modification of GAPcare decrease recurrent falls at 6 months? Participants will * Receive telehealth physical therapy and pharmacy consultation while in the emergency department * Participate in follow-up visits over the phone for 6 months following the initial emergency department visit * Complete study questionnaires delivered by study staff.

Conditions

• Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
• Fall Prevention
• Telehealth
• Emergency Department

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Telehealth physical therapy and pharmacy consultation	Telehealth physical therapy and pharmacy consultation at baseline emergency department visit.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-13
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2027-01-01
• First posted: 2025-06-24
• Last updated: 2026-02-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States