Multifactorial Study of the Relationship Between the Conditions of Life and the Incidence of Risk of Falling

NCT04301713 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 0000281
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

HYPOTHESIS: The incidence of risk of falls is related to the living conditions of elderly people in the community. OBJECTIVES:

• To study the relationship between living conditions and the incidence of risk of falls in older adults in the community. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
• Describe the socio-characteristics of the elderly group in the community.
• Identify the pathologies or health problems that they present.
• Evaluate their functional and dependency degree.
• Evaluate the risk of falls that each person may have.
• Identify the risk factors involved in falls.
• Analyze the prevalence of falls that they present. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive and analytical-statistical study. Administration of the Barthel Index. Administration of the Downton fall risk assessment scale and the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). Administration of the Tinetti assessment tool and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Evaluation of socio-demographic characteristics, clinical and functional assessment, consumption of drugs, as well as characteristics of the falls of each elderly person in the community. The protocol has been authorized by the Ethics Committee of the Salamanca health area to make the project possible.

Conditions

Nursing Caries; Old Age; Debility; Aging Disorder

Keywords

older adult; scale, test; risk of falls; life conditions; nursing role

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Risk of falls

  Psychometric characteristics of the scale, the following criteria will be analyzed: * Reproducibility: reliability study (homogeneity of measurements). * Validity: content (the items of the instrument adequately represent the construct that it intends to measure) and criteria (degree of similarity in scale scores compared to a standard or reference standard).

  26/5000 January 2017 - up to 24 weeks

Interventions

Evaluation of rik of falls OTHER

An evaluation of the risk of falls will be carried out in the elderly in the province of Salamanca. This will attempt to identify the risk of falling as well as to be able to establish protocols for action of a preventive and rehabilitative nature.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 75 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

People over 75 years of the province of Salamanca who are not institutionalized.

You may qualify if:

• Men and women, aged 75 or older.
• Citizens of Salamanca city, in Spain.
• People who are attached to the National Health System.
• Potential candidates who express consent to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• People bedridden for illness in the last three months.
• Terminal patients or with diagnosis of severe cognitive impairment.
• Living in nursing homes or homes for the elderly.
• Potential candidates who do not express consent to participate in the study.
• Withdrawal Criteria:
• Participants who decide to leave the study in any of its phases.
• People who leave the National Health System in Salamanca to go to another community.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Salamanca: lead

Study Sites (1)

Irene Escosura Alegre

Salamanca, Spain

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Frailty

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Eduardo José IP Fernandez, PhD

CONTACT

699244390; edujfr@usal.es

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CROSSOVER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2020
• First Posted: March 10, 2020
• Study Start: October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2020
• Study Completion: December 1, 2020
• Last Updated: March 10, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR

Locations

ES (1)