Accidental FallsNCT01223794
Fall Risk Assessment for Inpatient
An observational study of Accidental Falls, run by Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
Goals and future prospects: 1. To finish the survey of the high risk factor ratios and high incidence rates associated with falls among inpatient fallers. 2. To investigate the risk factors associated with falls and the consequential analysis related to falls among inpatient fallers. 3. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Accidental Falls
- How many people
- 1,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- Feb 2010to Dec 2010
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: all in surgical \& Medical in-patient
Who may be able to join
- above 18 years old
- Because in surgical department disease hospital
- The patient or the watcher may the country Taiwanese communication, consciousness clarity
Who cannot join
- Mental illness patient
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Goals and future prospects:
- To finish the survey of the high risk factor ratios and high incidence rates associated with falls among inpatient fallers.
- To investigate the risk factors associated with falls and the consequential analysis related to falls among inpatient fallers.
- A good precautionary measure of falls will reduce damages and injuries for the fallers, especially inpatients welfare. Our accomplishments of this research proposal will provide sufficient information and reference for the precautionary strategies associated with fall incidents. More importantly, the experiences and results will be further explored and shared among all other hospitals.
Read the detailed description
Introductions:
Fall is a very important and challenging question among acute care and long-term care facilities. The average incidence rate of fall is approximately 40% of total anomalous reports among hospitals in United States. Fallers may suffer many severe injuries, including fracture and brain concussions. Even fall had become interesting and popular topics for medical issues, the efforts of precaution for the fall incidents are still not evident. After Wanfang Hospital was established in 1997, the fall problems associated with inpatient fallers is one of most emphasizing issue in our medical cares. Since 1998, we began to implement policies in screening the risk factors associated with falls and to involve in the precautionary measures for the fallers. But the results come out not effectively.
Specific Aims:
The specific aims of this research proposal are the following:
- Among inpatients, we will investigate the causes/reasons and risk factors associated with fallers and the incidence rates of falls. The consequences related to falls will also be studied.
- We will evaluate our strategies on the efficacy of the precautionary measures for inpatients fallers.
Experimental design: The "Observational cohort experimental design" will be applied in this research proposal.
Data collections:
- Data are collected mainly from wards of medicine and surgery. The project period is from 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009.
- The inpatients history, diagnosis, prescribed drugs, hemoglobin value, and blood sugar value of inpatients fallers will be collected and analyzed.
- Associations between variables and falls among each individual faller will be assessed and evaluated thoroughly. If fall incident actually occurred, data on patient falls will be gathered within 48 hr and compared with each own relevant individual case by full evaluators.
Statistical analysis The Student-t test, Chi-square test, and one-way ANOVA will be preformed for the whole experimental data analysis.
Goals and future prospects:
- To finish the survey of the high risk factor ratios and high incidence rates associated with falls among inpatient fallers.
- To investigate the risk factors associated with falls and the consequential analysis related to falls among inpatient fallers.
- A good precautionary measure of falls will reduce damages and injuries for the fallers, especially inpatients welfare. Our accomplishments of this research proposal will provide sufficient information and reference for the precautionary strategies associated with fall incidents. More importantly, the experiences and results will be further explored and shared among all other hospitals.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls
- Keywords
- Fall, all in surgical & Medical in-patient
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Fall in higher risk | |
| Control Group | Fall in lower risk |
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Oct 2010 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2010
- Study completionDec 2010
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Accidental FallsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Mei-Fen Taung, Principal investigator, Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01223794
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 98101
- Status last verified
- Apr 2011
- First submitted
- 17 Oct 2010
- Last updated
- 26 Apr 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Apr 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Fall Risk Assessment for Inpatient
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01223794
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 98101
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls
- Keywords
- Fall, all in surgical & Medical in-patient
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Feb 2010
- Study completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Oct 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Goals and future prospects:
- To finish the survey of the high risk factor ratios and high incidence rates associated with falls among inpatient fallers.
- To investigate the risk factors associated with falls and the consequential analysis related to falls among inpatient fallers.
- A good precautionary measure of falls will reduce damages and injuries for the fallers, especially inpatients welfare. Our accomplishments of this research proposal will provide sufficient information and reference for the precautionary strategies associated with fall incidents. More importantly, the experiences and results will be further explored and shared among all other hospitals.
Detailed description
Introductions:
Fall is a very important and challenging question among acute care and long-term care facilities. The average incidence rate of fall is approximately 40% of total anomalous reports among hospitals in United States. Fallers may suffer many severe injuries, including fracture and brain concussions. Even fall had become interesting and popular topics for medical issues, the efforts of precaution for the fall incidents are still not evident. After Wanfang Hospital was established in 1997, the fall problems associated with inpatient fallers is one of most emphasizing issue in our medical cares. Since 1998, we began to implement policies in screening the risk factors associated with falls and to involve in the precautionary measures for the fallers. But the results come out not effectively.
Specific Aims:
The specific aims of this research proposal are the following:
- Among inpatients, we will investigate the causes/reasons and risk factors associated with fallers and the incidence rates of falls. The consequences related to falls will also be studied.
- We will evaluate our strategies on the efficacy of the precautionary measures for inpatients fallers.
Experimental design: The "Observational cohort experimental design" will be applied in this research proposal.
Data collections:
- Data are collected mainly from wards of medicine and surgery. The project period is from 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009.
- The inpatients history, diagnosis, prescribed drugs, hemoglobin value, and blood sugar value of inpatients fallers will be collected and analyzed.
- Associations between variables and falls among each individual faller will be assessed and evaluated thoroughly. If fall incident actually occurred, data on patient falls will be gathered within 48 hr and compared with each own relevant individual case by full evaluators.
Statistical analysis The Student-t test, Chi-square test, and one-way ANOVA will be preformed for the whole experimental data analysis.
Goals and future prospects:
- To finish the survey of the high risk factor ratios and high incidence rates associated with falls among inpatient fallers.
- To investigate the risk factors associated with falls and the consequential analysis related to falls among inpatient fallers.
- A good precautionary measure of falls will reduce damages and injuries for the fallers, especially inpatients welfare. Our accomplishments of this research proposal will provide sufficient information and reference for the precautionary strategies associated with fall incidents. More importantly, the experiences and results will be further explored and shared among all other hospitals.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | – | –Fall in higher risk |
| Control Group | – | –Fall in lower risk |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- all in surgical \& Medical in-patient
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- above 18 years old
- Because in surgical department disease hospital
- The patient or the watcher may the country Taiwanese communication, consciousness clarity
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Mental illness patient
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Apr 2011.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Mei-Fen Taung principal investigator
Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Accidental Falls, run by Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Apr 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Apr 2011.