The Emergency Department Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Accidental Falls, Falling Injury, Other and Unspecified Fall on Same Level

In brief

This study aims to determine if a bedside decision aid used in the ED for mechanical fall prevention can increase patient participation in management options that decrease their fall risk. Additionally, the investigators aim to determine if there are gender differences in patient choices in management options and accomplished goals inspired by the decision tool.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02167737

Run by

Lehigh Valley Hospital

People needed

200

Starts

2014-05-01

Expected to finish

2018-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-13

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must:
• Be 65 years of age or older
• Be discharged home from the ED
• Be able to speak English.
• Be competent and able to give consent (not in critical condition, intoxicated or otherwise incapacitated)
• Have a mechanical fall risk as defined by one of the following:
• Reports to have fallen in the last year Reports worrying about falling Admits they feel unsteady when standing or walking

You may not qualify if…

• Patients must not:
• Be younger than 65 years old
• Be discharged from the ED to anywhere, but home (i.e., must not be discharged to family member's home, personal care facility, nursing home, group home, etc.)
• Be unable to speak English
• Be incompetent and unable to give consent (in critical condition, intoxicated or otherwise incapacitated)

Where it is running

• Lehigh Valley Hospital, Emergency Medicine Research — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

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