| Study name |
Community Care and Hospital Based collaborative Falls Prevention Project |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
Target sample size: 200
Inclusion criteria: male or female, aged ≥ 65, presenting to A&E or falls clinic, community‐dwelling in Perth north
Exclusion criteria: functional cognitive impairment, unable to speak or read English |
| Interventions |
1. Intervention: community follow‐up by support worker (8 hours over 2 to 3 wks) to review risk factors in the home, strategies to reduce risk factors, assistance to implement Falls Action Plan provided by A&E or clinic (see ANZCTR website for further details).
2. Control: no community follow‐up after discharge |
| Outcomes |
Number of falls (falls calendar) |
| Starting date |
April 2007 |
| Contact information |
J Johnson
Perth Home Care Services
30 Hasler Road
PO Box 1597
Osborne Park
Western Australia 6017
Australia |
| Notes |
Emailed author 3 August 2011 as still listed as "Not yet recruiting". Email bounced. |
