Project ABLE:Advancing Better Living for Elders

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Frail Elderly

In brief

The specific aims of the study are to: 1) test the effectiveness of a home-bases intervention to improve home safety, fall efficacy and functional performance; 2) determine if the use of environmental strategies results in occurrence of less negative health events (falls and depression); 3) compare types of environmental strategies accepted and used under different treatment conditions; and 4) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00249925

Run by

Thomas Jefferson University

People needed

319

Starts

2000-01-01

Expected to finish

2005-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-26

Who can join

Age: 70 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 70 years or older
• community dwelling
• functional vulnerability/HRCA vulnerability index= >1 problem area

You may not qualify if…

• Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of less than or equal to 23
• legal blindness
• bed bound
• nursing home placement or relocation expected within 12 months of study eligibility

Where it is running

• Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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