An observational study in Orthostatic Hypotension, sponsored by Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands. Completed at 1 site in Netherlands. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-09-05.
Sponsored by Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands · Observational
In this study the investigators aimed
158 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypotension, Orthostatic; 34 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 290 is above the median of 75 across 36 observational studies indexed under Hypotension, Orthostatic.
Browse Hypotension, Orthostatic studies →Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands is the lead sponsor of 18 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
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Nursing home residents
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Exclusion Criteria:
In this study, patients from both the somatic and the psychogeriatric department are included. For the primary endpoint 'successful rehabilitation' only the patients from the somatic departments are included.
Other: No intervention
This study is an observational cohort study \> no interventions
Orthostatic hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension is defined by consensus as a fall in blood pressure of at least 20 mmHg systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic within 3 minutes in the upright position
Time frame: Baseline
Successful rehabilitation
Successful rehabilitation is defined as whether the patient is able to return to his/her home or another location (but not a nursing home) after discharge from the nursing home. Unsuccessful rehabilitations implies that the patients becomes a long-stay nursing home resident.
Time frame: After 5 years
All-cause and Cardiovascular mortality
Time frame: Date of death
Quality of life
Quality of life is measured using the RAND-36 questionnaire.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and after 1 year
Fall incidents
Time frame: After 5 years
This study is completed, as verified in Sep 2012. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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