Clinical Trial: Geriatric Emergency Department Fall Injury Prevention Project
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Fall
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Geriatric Emergency Department Fall Injury Prevention Project
Brief Summary:
This prospective randomized study will assess an emergency department (ED) based prevention strategy in geriatric patients at high risk for recurrent falls and injury.Falling is a major health hazard in older adults with a number of proposed but unproven protocols to prevent fall-related injuries.This study proposes to study one of these strategies, the CDC's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries program (the STEADI Program).
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