NCT00167063

Brief Summary

The purposes of this study are: (1) to investigate the incidence and causes of falls of stroke patients residing in Taipei City and Taipei county after their discharge from the National Taiwan University Hospital, (2) to investigate the relationship between clinical manifestations of stroke patients before their hospital discharge and their incidence of falls after hospital discharge, and (3) to identify the risk factors for stroke patients who frequently fall after hospital discharge.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 1999

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 1999

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2000

Completed
4.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 12, 2005

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 14, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

September 14, 2005

Status Verified

September 1, 2005

First QC Date

September 12, 2005

Last Update Submit

September 12, 2005

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

StrokeFallFall predictionClinical manifestationsFrequent faller

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • between 40 and 75 years old
  • first onset or recurrent stroke as a result of a single cerebral vascular accident (ischemic or hemorrhage stroke)
  • ever received rehabilitation therapies at National Taiwan University Hospital
  • being willing to take the clinical assessments
  • residents of Taipei City or Taipei County

You may not qualify if:

  • having unstable vital sign, unconsciousness, or having serious cognitive, perception, and language impairment, and being unable to follow the order of the experimenter
  • having other neurological diseases(ex. Parkinson's disease or cerebellar disease etc.), or moderate to severe neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders, or disorders from systematic diseases those will influence the balance performance other than stroke

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Chein-Wei Chang, MD

    National Taiwan University Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
DEFINED POPULATION
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Posted

September 14, 2005

Study Start

August 1, 1999

Study Completion

December 1, 2000

Last Updated

September 14, 2005

Record last verified: 2005-09

Locations

TW(1)