Intervention for Anxiety After Falls

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Specific Phobia, Anxiety

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a brief intervention for disabling anxiety is practical to conduct and beneficial for older adults injured by falls.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01268657

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

23

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-16

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 105. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age > or = 65 years
• English-speaking
• injured due to fall
• hospitalized
• returned home < or = 3 months
• ambulatory
• full or subsyndromal PTSD or Fear of Falling
• residing in one of the five boroughs of New York City

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand assessment questions
• Marked cognitive impairment
• Dementia
• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression with psychotic features
• Delusional Disorder
• Substance Use Disorder or Dependence
• Active suicidal ideation, intent, or plan
• Active homicidal ideation, intent or plan
• Aphasia
• Acute or severe medical illness or life expectancy < 6 months
• Initiated psychotropic medications < 6 weeks prior
• Initiated mental health treatment < 6 weeks prior
• Psychosocial factors that would compromise study participation (such as not having a telephone)

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Medical College — New York, New York, United States

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