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Status unknownNCT01022866Updated Sep 11, 2020

Falls Prevention Clinic

An observational study in Falls, sponsored by University of British Columbia. Status unknown at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 70 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-11.

Sponsored by University of British Columbia · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
440
Ages
70 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

At the Falls Prevention Clinic, each subject receives a comprehensive assessment of his or her individual risk factors for falling in addition to a comprehensive medical examination. Recommendations and appropriate followup tests and referrals are ordered for patients on an individual basis.

Essential for medical advancement is the inquiry into information collected from medical records of older adults at high risk of falls and fracture. On such example is a retrospective chart review we conducted among patients who sustained a hip fracture [14]. The database we propose will provide novel insight into the identification of individuals at high risk for falls, key predictors of falls and associated mortality, morbidity, health related quality of life and healthcare resource utilization. In summary, our database will enable us to assess and improve quality of care, service delivery, patient outcomes, patient reported outcomes and track economic burden.

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Purpose: In community-dwelling seniors aged 70 years and older who attend the Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic and who consent to allowing their data to form part of the Falls Prevention Clinic Database, we will audit charts to answer the following questions: 1) In terms of mobility and functional status, what characterizes the patient population that is referred to the Falls Prevention Clinic? 2) What is the physiological profile assessment (PPA) of individuals at the Falls Prevention Clinic? 3) What are the demographic characteristics? 4) What are factors that explain differences in health related quality of life and healthcare resource utilization? and 5) For individuals who have a high falls risk profile, what are their specific clinical outcome measures that indicate better or worse health related quality of life?

Objective: To develop a Falls Prevention Clinic Database for subjects who attend the Falls Prevention Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital and Lion's Gate Hospital.

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Conditions studied

  • Falls

Keywords

  • falls
  • older adults
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia is the lead sponsor of 1,309 studies on the registry; 253 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 1 (17%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
70 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Falls Prevention Clinic

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults ≥70 years attending a Falls Prevention Clinic Service;
  • Understands, speaks, and reads English proficiently;
  • MMSE [11] score > 24/30;
  • A Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) © [15] score of at least 2 SD above normal OR Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) 68 performance of greater than 15 seconds OR history of at least 2 falls in the previous 12 months;
  • Expected to live greater than12 months;
  • Living in the Metropolitan Vancouver area;
  • Community-dwelling (i.e., not residing in a nursing home, extended care unit, or assisted-care facility);
  • Able to walk 3 meters with or without an assistive device; and
  • Able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease (e.g., Parkinson's disease);
  • Diagnosed with dementia (of any type);
  • Had a stroke;
  • Have clinically significant peripheral neuropathy or severe musculoskeletal or joint disease; or
  • Have a history indicative of carotid sinus sensitivity (i.e., syncopal falls).
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
440 participants (estimated)
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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Vancouver General Hospital
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Davis JC, Dian L, Khan KM, Bryan S, Marra CA, Hsu CL, Jacova P, Chiu BK, Liu-Ambrose T. Cognitive status is a determinant of health resource utilization among individuals with a history of falls: a 12-month prospective cohort study. Osteoporos Int. 2016 Mar;27(3):943-951. doi: 10.1007/s00198-015-3350-4. Epub 2015 Oct 8. PubMed 26449355 ↗
  • Davis JC, Best JR, Bryan S, Li LC, Hsu CL, Gomez C, Vertes K, Liu-Ambrose T. Mobility Is a Key Predictor of Change in Well-Being Among Older Adults Who Experience Falls: Evidence From the Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic Cohort. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Sep;96(9):1634-40. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.02.033. Epub 2015 Apr 8. PubMed 25862255 ↗
  • Davis JC, Bryan S, McLeod R, Rogers J, Khan K, Liu-Ambrose T. Exploration of the association between quality of life, assessed by the EQ-5D and ICECAP-O, and falls risk, cognitive function and daily function, in older adults with mobility impairments. BMC Geriatr. 2012 Oct 24;12:65. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-65. PubMed 23095570 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 11, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01022866
Lead sponsor
University of British Columbia
Responsible party
Teresa Liu-Ambrose (Principal Investigator, University of British Columbia) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 1, 2009
Start date
Jan 2010
Primary completion
Jan 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 11, 2020

Study contacts

Stephanie Doherty, MA
Contact
stephanie.doherty@hiphealth.ca
604-875-4111 ext. 69313
Jennifer Davis
study director · University of British Columbia
Karim Khan
study director · University of British Columbia
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
principal investigator · University of British Columbia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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