Kenosha County Falls Prevention Study

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Accidental Falls

Treatments: Behavioral: UW Falls Prevention Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00554437

2002-Prevention Funding

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 349 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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349 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Intermediate-intensity, community-based, multifactorial falls intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: UW Falls Prevention Program

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Occupational therapist home safety evaluation

Treatment:

Behavioral: UW Falls Prevention Program