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NCT Number: NCT05753319

Physiotherapist in the Emergency Department

This study aims to evaluate the impact of assessment and early physiotherapy management on the care pathway of the elderly person who falls, their length of stay in hospital and their fall recurrence rate.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergencies Disease Attributes Fall Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

75 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital of Nantes

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44093, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 75 and over
  • Patients admitted to emergency for falls.
  • Clinically stable patient who may benefit from a gait assessment or fall risk assessment
  • Patients able to understand the protocol and not verbally object to participation.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with limb fractures requiring surgical treatment
  • Patients under guardianship or curatorship.
  • Patients already included in an interventional research protocol.

Treatment and study plan

Physiotherapy in the emergency department after a fall

Other

Realization of a physiotherapy assessment.

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient orientation (return home, short-term hospitalization unit, hospitalization) at discharge from the emergency department

    Time frame: up to 48 hours

    The orientation of the patient on discharge from the emergency services, according to the three defined pathways (return home, short-term hospitalization unit, hospitalization).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Length of stay in emergency departments and in the short stay hospital unit

    Time frame: up to 48 hours

    Calculation of the duration in hours by recording the dates and times of admission and discharge from the service.

  2. Total duration of hospitalization for each stay, all services combined

    Time frame: 1 week

    Calculation of the duration in hours by recording the dates and times of admission to the emergency services and final discharge from the hospital.

  3. Number of recurrence of emergency admission for the same reason (fall)

    Time frame: up to 9 days

    Recurrence of a fall within seven days of returning home

  4. Satisfaction of doctors in emergency services

    Time frame: 0 day

    A satisfaction questionnaire will be sent to all doctors who participated in the study

  5. Emergency discharge referral before and after assessment by the physical therapist.

    Time frame: up to 48 hours

    For the "Physiotherapy group" : Description of changes in physician orientation decision (return home, acute care unit, hospitalization) of patients, before/after the physical therapist assessment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nantes University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Laboratoire Motricité, Interactions, Performance (UR 4334) of Nantes University

Registry information

Official study title

Physiotherapist in the Emergency Department : What Impact Does the Intervention of the Physiotherapist Have on the Care Pathway of the Elderly Person Who Falls?

Acronym: KiUrge

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 3, 2023
Registry last updated
May 22, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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