Falls Validation Study

Recruiting now

Conditions studied: Intracranial Bleed, Falls

In brief

Each year, one in three adults over the age of 65 has a fall. These falls lead to half a million Canadian emergency department patient visits annually and falls in older adults account for more than 3% of all emergency department visits. A rapid, simple bedside test (known as a decision rule) to guide emergency physicians on when older adults should have a brain scan to diagnose traumatic brain bleeding was created. This decision rule will be checked to see if it works well in guiding who needs a brain scan.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07536906

Run by

Dr. Kerstin de Wit

People needed

4000

Starts

2026-05-01

Expected to finish

2030-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age 65 or older
• Present to the emergency department within 48 hours of having a fall
• Fall from standing, from a chair, toilet seat, or bed

You may not qualify if…

• Transferred from another hospital organization after brain imaging
• Leave the emergency department prior to completion of their medical assessment
• Previously enrolled
• Lives outside the hospital catchment area

Where it is running

• Kingston Health Sciences Centre — Kingston, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)
• Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation — Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Sinai Health System — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux Du Nord-De-L'île-De-Montréal, — Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• CHU de Québec - Université Laval — Québec, Quebec, Canada
• Ottawa Hospital Research Institute — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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