Occupational Therapy Group Program on Falls Prevention and Patient Education for the Older Adults Hospitalized (ENCRAGE)

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Fall

Treatments: Behavioral: Falls prevention and education giving a demonstration of the usage of technical assistance.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03738709

6790

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary outcome is to assess the impact of the group program on falls prevention and patient education on home modifications and the implementation of technical assistance.

This study aims to demonstrate that a group program on falls prevention and patient education will improve the acceptance and the implementation of recommendations on technical assistance and home modifications following discharge after an hospitalization for fall.

The secondary outcome will measure the impact of the group program on the incidence of falls, the number of readmissions, fear of another fall and improvement in walking and balance skills.

Enrollment: 136 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male/Female over 70 years old living at home and not in a nursing home, hospitalized after a fall or for a falls evaluation.
• Mini mental state examination score over or even 20/30.
• The person is planning to return home after discharge.

Exclusion criteria

• Decompensated medical pathologies.
• Severe chronical diseases with symptoms that are not stabilized by medical or non-medical treatments.
• Dizziness/vertigo linked to a vestibular or cerebellar disorder.
• Sensory disability preventing communication and participation in the group.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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136 participants in 2 patient groups

Occupational therapy group sessions

Experimental group

Description:

In the collective experimental group, the care includes 6 group sessions of one hour each, programmed over 2 weeks and progressive courses.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Falls prevention and education giving a demonstration of the usage of technical assistance.

Individual Occupational therapy sessions

Active Comparator group

Description:

In the individual control group, care consists of 6 individual sessions of 45 minutes each, not programmed over 2 weeks and progressive courses.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Falls prevention and education giving a demonstration of the usage of technical assistance.