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NCT Number: NCT02120209

Prediction of Falls in Older Inpatients Hospitalized at Angers University Hospital

The primary objective of this study is to elaborate a new simple clinical tool for the risk of falls among older inpatients.

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Key information

Conditions

to Elaborate a New Simple Clinical Tool for the Risk of Falls Among Older Inpatients.

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Memory Center, Angers University Hospital

Angers, Pays de la Loire Region, 49933, France

About this study

Falling is a common event within hospitals, with a rate calculated between 2.9-13 per 1,000 bed-days . Falls lead to prolonged length of hospital stays (LHS). The first step of an efficient and cost-effectiveness strategy of fall prevention is the screening of individuals at higher risk of falls. Recently, a brief geriatric assessment (BGA) composed of a few number of items has demonstrated to successfully predict the risk of prolonged LHS (5). We hypothesized that the use of the BGA items would make it possible to predict the occurrence of falls among older inpatients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • participants who did not issue opposition to participation in the study
  • Patients hospitalized at the University Hospital of Angers in acute care units participating in study
  • Being affiliated to a social security regime

Exclusion criteria

  • Opposition to the use of information collected for research purposes.
  • Age < 65 years

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical characteristics (i.e., Brief geriatric assessment items)

    Time frame: recorded at baseline when older adult were admited to acute care units.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of falls

    Time frame: assessed between 2 and 21 hospitalization days

  2. Number of falls

    Time frame: assessed between 2 and 21 hospitalization days

  3. Severity of falls

    Time frame: assessed between 2 and 21 hospitalization days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Angers

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Nurse Screening Tool for Fall Risk : Prediction of Falls in Older Inpatients Hospitalized at Angers University Hospital

Acronym: EPRIC

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Apr 22, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2014

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