GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute & Post-acute Care Coordination Program for Fall Prevention in the Emergency Department

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Falls (Accidents) in Old Age

In brief

GAPcare (Geriatric Acute \& Post-acute Care Coordination Program for Fall Prevention) is an early stage investigation that enrolls older adults who present to the Emergency Department after a fall to determine the feasibility of an Emergency Department (ED)-based multidisciplinary intervention for preventing recurrent falls in older adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03360305

Run by

Rhode Island Hospital

People needed

110

Starts

2018-01-25

Expected to finish

2019-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-09

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Community-dwelling adult (non-institutionalized) 65 years-old or older presenting to ED after a fall
• Able to communicate in English
• Fall not due to syncope or external force (i.e., struck by car or assault)
• Fall not due to serious illness (i.e. stroke, acute myocardial infarction)
• Will be discharged to home, assisted living, or rehabilitation at completion of ED visit (i.e., not admitted)
• Legally authorized representative present to give informed consent if patient has cognitive impairment on Six Item Screener (score of less than four)

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to give informed consent due to intoxication or altered mental status
• Presence of injuries that prevent mobilization (i.e., pelvic or lower extremity fractures)

Where it is running

• Rhode Island Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• The Miriam Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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