Dane County Safety Assessment for Elders (SAFE) Research Study

NCT00205114 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2003-042
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This 3-year collaborative project will develop, implement, and test a comprehensive approach to the prevention of falls among high-risk older adults in Dane County, Wisconsin through two complementary strategies:

1. 1.a targeted strategy of an individualized multifactorial intervention for community-living high-risk older adults. Older adults are defined as aged 65 and older. High risk is defined as two or more falls in the year prior, one fall with injury, or one fall with gait and balance problems, as per recent guidelines from the American Geriatric Society (AGS). The multifactorial intervention consists of an in-home assessment followed by recommendations to the participant and his/her physician, a prescription for physical therapy, other referrals (optometry, podiatry, occupational therapy, etc.) based on the assessment, monthly phone follow-up for 11 months, and a prescription for long-term exercise after physical therapy.
2. 2.a program to educate primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physical therapists in Dane County in the current diagnosis and treatment recommendations for fall prevention.

Conditions

Falls

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of falls among high-risk older adults randomized to the individualized multifactorial intervention

  over one year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of fall-related hospitalizations among older adults in the intervention

  one year

Interventions

Individualized multifactorial intervention for community-living high-risk older adults BEHAVIORAL

Health professional education program about fall prevention BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Community-residing in Dane County or surrounding communities.
• Seniors living in assisted-living senior apartments
• Aged 65 and older
• At high risk for falls as defined by AGS criteria (two or more falls in the past year, or one fall with injury, or one fall with abnormal gait or balance)

You may not qualify if:

• Reside in a community-based residential facility (i.e. group home)
• Are unable to give informed consent and have no related, in-home caregiver

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Wisconsin, Madison: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Jane E Mahoney, MD

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2005
• First Posted: September 20, 2005
• Study Start: December 1, 2003
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2006
• Study Completion: September 1, 2006
• Last Updated: October 5, 2015

Record last verified: 2007-12

Locations

US (1)