Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Saskatchewan

Code:

NCT00434889

Conditions

Dementia

Falls

Near-Falls

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that are associated with falls and near falls in community-dwelling older adults with early-stage dementia.

Conditions

Dementia

Falls

Near-Falls

Study ID

NCT00434889

Start date

Aug, 2007

Status verified date

Jan, 2010

Completion date

Dec, 2009

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • males or females over the age of 50 with early-stage dementia as described by Global Deterioration Scale levels 2,3,4 or 5.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • subjects who have a medical condition that significantly predispose them to falls (Meneire's disease or Parkinson's disease)
  • subjects without a caregiver/spouse to assist with the completion of a Fall Diary
  • subjects unable to stand independently or safely walk a short distance either unaided or with the support of an assistive device
  • subjects unable to safely complete the balance and gait evaluations.

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

1

Memory problems

2

No memory problems

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, Ph.D

306-966-6570vanina.dalbello-haas@usask.ca

Locations

School of Physical Therapy, University of Saskatchewan

Recruiting

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W3

More Information

Sponsor

University of Saskatchewan

Last update posted

Jan 11, 2010

Last verified

Jan, 2010

Keywords

  • dementia
  • falls
  • risk factors

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Saskatchewan on 2010-01-11.