Dane County Safety Assessment for Elders (SAFE) Research Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Falls

In brief

This 3-year collaborative project will develop, implement, and test a comprehensive approach to the prevention of falls among high-risk older adults in Dane County, Wisconsin through two complementary strategies: 1. a targeted strategy of an individualized multifactorial intervention for community-living high-risk older adults. Older adults are defined as aged 65 and older. High risk is defined as two or more falls in the year prior, one fall with injury, or one fall with gait and balance problems, as per recent guidelines from the American Geriatric Society (AGS). The multifactorial intervention consists of an in-home assessment followed by recommendations to the participant and his/her physician, a prescription for physical therapy, other referrals (optometry, podiatry, occupational therapy, etc.) based on the assessment, monthly phone follow-up for 11 months, and a prescription for long-term exercise after physical therapy. 2. a program to educate primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physical therapists in Dane County in the current diagnosis and treatment recommendations for fall prevention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00205114

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

500

Starts

2003-12-01

Expected to finish

2006-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-05

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Community-residing in Dane County or surrounding communities.
• Seniors living in assisted-living senior apartments
• Aged 65 and older
• At high risk for falls as defined by AGS criteria (two or more falls in the past year, or one fall with injury, or one fall with abnormal gait or balance)

You may not qualify if…

• Reside in a community-based residential facility (i.e. group home)
• Are unable to give informed consent and have no related, in-home caregiver

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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