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NCT Number: NCT01817920

Integrated Interdisciplinary Program for Fall Prevention in Hospitalized Patients

Falls are very common accidents in Hospital. It not only results in injuries, less mobility among patients but increases their length of stay, cost and family burdens. Reducing the rates and injuries of falls is an urgent issue around hospitals.

An integrated multidisciplinary fall prevention program (IMFPP) was implemented from 2006 in CCH. Members include physicians, nurses, case manager therapists, engineers and staffs of maintenance. The aim of this study is to determine whether IMFPP efforts support interventions with multiple components do reduce the fall rates and severity of injuries.

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Key information

Conditions

the Fall Rates the Severity of Injuries

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient in CCH's fall incidence reports system

Exclusion criteria

  • No

Treatment and study plan

integrated multidisciplinary fall prevention program

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Severities of injury as fall

    Time frame: within 1 day after fall

    Severities of injury was according to Taiwan Quality Indicator Project (TQIP)

    • mild injury (contusion, abrasion wound)
    • moderate injury (sprain, laceration wound)
    • severe injury (fracture, conscious loss)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of recurrent fall

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Changhua Christian Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Mar 26, 2013
Registry last updated
Mar 26, 2013

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