Falls Validation Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorDr. Kerstin de Wit
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Clinical Decision Rule
Treatment groups
4,000 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Dr. Kerstin de Wit
Lead sponsor
Queen's University
Sponsor institution
Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers (NCER)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov