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NCT Number: NCT00382655

Prehospital Screening to Prevent Injury and Illness

The goal of this project is to prevent injuries and diseases among older adults through the development and evaluation of a novel emergency medical services (EMS)-based screening program to identify preventable injuries and diseases and refer the identified injuries and diseases for intervention.

To prevent injuries and diseases among older adults, this study specifically aims to:

1. Evaluate the feasibility of an EMS-based primary prevention program that screens older adults for need of the influenza and pneumococcal vaccine and for risk of falling during emergency medical responses in a rural setting; 2. Evaluate the outcome of the EMT-implemented screening and education program by performing a 14-day telephone follow-up on older adults cared for by EMTs.

At the conclusion of this award, we will determine if an EMT-implemented primary prevention program for older adults is feasible and benefits the community.

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Key information

Conditions

All Conditions

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Rochester, Department of Emergency Medicine

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 65 or older;
  • Request assistance from intervention group EMS agency
  • Request assistance from control group EMS agency
  • Request assistance between February 2003 and June 2005

Exclusion criteria

  • Institutionalized
  • Previous inclusion in study
  • Unable to communicate in English

Treatment and study plan

Education and referral

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Receipt of immunizations

  2. Changes to home to prevent falls

Secondary outcomes

  1. Discussion with physician regarding preventable diseases

  2. Recollection of receiving educational materials

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Rochester

Other

Collaborators

  • The John A. Hartford Foundation
  • University of Chicago

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2003
Study completion
2005
First posted
Sep 29, 2006
Registry last updated
Nov 7, 2023

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