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NCT Number: NCT03879902

The Characteristics of Falls and Its Potential Predictors

A prospective study to examine the fall characteristics among elderly faller in Hong Kong and the potential predictors of falls incidence.

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Key information

Conditions

Fall Patients

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre of Osteoporosis Care and Control

Hong Kong

About this study

This will be a prospective study. One thousand and five hundred older fallers would be recruited. Baseline assessments would be conducted to examine potential fall risk factors and the fall history. The subjects would be followed up for 1 year for fall incidence. This study conforms to the ethical principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • aged 60 or older
  • able to ambulate with a Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score ≥ 3
  • able to walk for ≥ 10 meters
  • history of falls in the past 12 months
  • living in the community
  • able to understand Chinese

Exclusion criteria

  • blindness

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of falls

    Time frame: 1 year

    Prospective fall data will be collected through telephone follow-up for 1 year. The number of fall during the follow-up period and the circumstances while the falls occur would be recorded.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Characteristics of Falls in Community-dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong and Its Potential Predictors

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 19, 2019
Registry last updated
Jun 7, 2021

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