Falls Of Unknown Origin (FUKNO) - Are Morbidity and Mortality Predictable in Patients Presenting With Falls?

University Hospital Basel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Underlying Disease of Falls; Accidental Falls

Treatments: Other: Patients History

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02244983

FUKNO_Protokoll_17-07-14

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is the investigators goal to identify the prevalence of underlying diseases, make disposition more rational, and establish risk stratification tools in elderly patients presenting with falls. Additionally, the outcome of standard care (clinical assessment only for disposition) will be compared with a new approach combining the standard of care with biomarker assisted disposition of elderly patients presenting with falls. Therefore the investigators are looking at the following points.

Emergency department work-up

1. Prevalence of underlying disease
2. Developing algorithms for initial assessment Disposition

a. Establishing biomarker enhanced disposition planning by using risk-stratification tools b. Comparing geriatric emergency assessment to standardized disposition planning

Enrollment: 587 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All fall patients aged 65 years and older who presented to the emergency department giving written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patients below 65 years
• Non-fall patients above 65 years
• or lack of informed consent by patients or proxies

Trial design

587 participants in 1 patient group

EFAB 65

Description:

Patients presenting to the emergency department with falls, above 65 years of age. Patients History will be taken as well as a blood sample

Treatment:

Other: Patients History