Kenosha County Falls Prevention Study

NCT00554437 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2002-Prevention Funding
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 349
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Intensive falls prevention programs have been shown to be effective in reducing falls; however, a number of practical programs, based in community setting have not been successful at reducing rate of falls. The purpose of this study was to test, in a randomized, controlled trial, the efficacy of this intermediate-intensity, individual, multifactorial model to reduce falls. It was hypothesized that more contacts would lead to greater adherence and efficacy in reducing falls.

Conditions

Accidental Falls

Keywords

Accidental Falls; RCT; Age 65 and older; noninstitualized populations

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• rate of falls

  one year

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• all-cause hospitalizations

  one year

• nursing home utilizations: number of days and number of admissions

  one year

• change in ADL function from baseline to one year

  one year

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Intermediate-intensity, community-based, multifactorial falls intervention

Behavioral: UW Falls Prevention Program

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Occupational therapist home safety evaluation

Behavioral: UW Falls Prevention Program

Interventions

UW Falls Prevention Program BEHAVIORAL

The intervention model is of a community-based multifactorial intervention that links participants to existing medical care and service networks. The intervention used an algorithm based on the University of Wisconsin Falls Prevention Clinic, designed to identify predisposing factors for falls; induce risk reduction changes in medical conditions, medications, behavior, physical status, and home environment through recommendations to participants and their physicians; and make sure these changes are long-lasting through follow-up and linkages to other care networks.

1; 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• aged 65 and older
• a history of two falls in the previous year or one fall in the previous two years with injury or gait and balance problems
• independently living in Kenosha County

You may not qualify if:

• unable to give informed consent with no related caregiver in the home
• enrolled in hospice
• living in an assisted-living facility
• expecting to move away permanently from the area

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Wisconsin, Madison: lead
• Kenosha County Aging and Disability Resource Center: collaborator
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Mahoney JE, Shea TA, Przybelski R, Jaros L, Gangnon R, Cech S, Schwalbe A. Kenosha County falls prevention study: a randomized, controlled trial of an intermediate-intensity, community-based multifactorial falls intervention. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Apr;55(4):489-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01144.x.

  PMID: 17397425 RESULT

Study Officials

• Jane E Mahoney, MD

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 2, 2007
• First Posted: November 6, 2007
• Study Start: May 1, 2002
• Study Completion: June 1, 2004
• Last Updated: July 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2008-11