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New hospital program aims to stop elderly patient falls

NCT ID NCT01483456

Prevention Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a special program to prevent falls in elderly patients staying in hospital. The program included identifying who is at risk, taking steps to prevent falls (like exercise and safety checks), and teaching patients how to get up safely after a fall. Over 1,800 patients aged 65 and older took part. The goal was to see if this program could lower the number of falls and related injuries.

What this could mean

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Active substance
multidisciplinary fall prevention program (identification, prevention, and get-up workshop)
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could become a standard approach to reduce falls and related injuries in elderly hospital patients.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study, but results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups. The program requires significant staff and resources, which may limit widespread use.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

1,852 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2011

Finished

Oct 2014

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female subject aged over 65 years * Admitted during the study * Participation agreement Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a MMSE\<10 and incapable to participate to a reeducation program * Patient with an evolutionary and\\or badly checked psychiatric pathology * Bedridden patient

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Falls among elderly inpatients

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Gériatrique du Mont d'Or

    Albigny-sur-Saône, 69250, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Lucien Hussel - Pôle gérontologie

    Vienne, 38209, France

  • Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy - Pôle de Gériatrie - Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy

    Pringy, 74374, France

  • Centre Hospitalier d'Ardèche Méridionale - Service de Gériatrie, Centre Hospitalier d'Ardèche Méridionale

    Aubenas, 07205, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Bourg en Bresse - Pôle filière gériatrique, Centre Hospitalier de Bourg en Bresse

    Bourg-en-Bresse, 01012, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Antoine Charial

    Francheville, 69340, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Frédérique Dugoujon

    Caluire-et-Cuire, 69300, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Pierre Garraud

    Lyon, 69322, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Service de Gériatrie - Hôpital des Charpennes

    Villeurbanne, 69100, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Service de Médecine gériatrique, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Service de Médecine gériatrique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, 69437, France

  • Hôpital Local de Meximieux

    Meximieux, 01800, France