Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Guthrie Healthcare System

Code:

NCT00884208

Conditions

Accidental Falls

Elderly

Ambulatory

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic efficacy of the Tinetti Assessment, Timed up and Go test (TUG) and Gait Speed on predicting fall risk in adults 65 years of age or greater who are community ambulators.

Conditions

Accidental Falls

Elderly

Ambulatory

Study ID

NCT00884208

Start date

Apr, 2009

Status verified date

Apr, 2009

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adults 65 years or older who are community ambulators.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • known neurological disorder;limitation secondary to recent orthopedic condition; currently resides at skilled nursing facility

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Group 1

Recommend assistive device

Group 2

Consultation for PT assessment

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Robert Packer Hospital

Recruiting

Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States, 18840

Contacts

Christy Tanton, DPT

570-882-2201Tanton_Christy@guthrie.org

Principal Investigator:

Christy Tanton, DPT

More Information

Sponsor

Guthrie Healthcare System

Last update posted

Apr 20, 2009

Last verified

Apr, 2009

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Guthrie Healthcare System on 2009-04-20.