An interventional study of Phone-based fall-prevention strategy and Home-visit fall prevention strategy in Fall, Fall Injury and Emergencies, sponsored by Florida Atlantic University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-24.
Sponsored by Florida Atlantic University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This prospective randomized study will assess an emergency department (ED) based prevention strategy in geriatric patients at high risk for recurrent falls and injury. Falling is a major health hazard in older adults with a number of proposed but unproven protocols to prevent fall-related injuries. This study proposes to study one of these strategies, the CDC's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries program (the STEADI Program).
The purpose of this study is to assess whether certain Emergency Department patients at high risk of recurrent falls and injuries related to falls will benefit from the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries program (STEADI Program).
Study subjects will be randomized to one of 3 arms: 1) current care; 2) a phone-based fall-prevention strategy; or 3) a home-visit fall prevention strategy
The STEADI recommendations include the following:
Initial data collection will occur at the time of the ED visit. Intervention will occur 14 days after ED visit. Telephonic follow-up will occur at 3 months and 6 months after study enrollment.
Data will be collected from the patients/patient representatives and medical records. All data will be collected by trained research assistants (RAs)
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Exclusion Criteria:
Current care at the ED
The phone-based fall-prevention strategy is based on the CDC's Stopping Elderly Accidents Deaths \& Injuries (STEADI) program (https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/index.html). The STEADI Algorithm will be the template for both fall-prevention strategies utilized in this study. In addition, the CDC Check For Safety-A Home Prevention Checklist for Older Adults pamphlet will be used. At the time of study enrollment, the STEADI program written material will be provided and components of it will be discussed with the study subjects and caregivers, if present. The phone-based strategy will provide the patient and caregiver easy to read materials before ED discharge and a structured phone call around 14 days post ED discharge.
Other: Phone-based fall-prevention strategy
The specific components of the home-visit fall prevention strategy are similar to the Phone-Based Fall-Prevention Strategy. The essential difference is the in-person visit by the research associate to discuss and reinforce the fall-prevention strategy.
Other: Home-visit fall prevention strategy
Written education material and Phone-Based Fall-Prevention Strategy
Written education material and Home visit-Based Fall-Prevention Strategy
Recurrent fall requiring ED revisit at 6 months
Number of Participants with 6 months ED Returns
Time frame: 6 months
Fall-related injury at 6 months
Number of Participants with 6 months ED Returns
Time frame: 6 months
Specific fall-related injury at 6 months
Number of Participants with 6 months ED Returns
Time frame: 6 months
Fall-related mortality
Hospital census data
Time frame: 6 months
All-cause mortality
Hospital census data
Time frame: 6 months
Plan to share: No
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