Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2014
Multifactorial assessment and targeted intervention to reduce falls among the oldest-old: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07139678 (Turkish Reliability and Validity of the Safe Use of Mobility Aids Checklist), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Turkish Reliability and Validity of the Safe Use of Mobility Aids Checklist (SUMAC) For 4-wheeled Walker Use
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of clinical decision support in fall prevention among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits, harms, and patient values and preferences.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- A systematic review of chiropractic care for fall prevention: rationale, state of the evidence, and recommendations for future research.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Multifactorial interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 41 trials and almost 20 000 participants.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Guidelines and Delphi Study for the Multifactorial Fall Risk Assessment of Community-Dwelling Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Health and Social Care Interventions in the 80 years Old and Over Population: An Evidence and Gap Map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
- Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Screening for Musculoskeletal Disorders.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- Effect of a Health Education Intervention to Reduce Fear of Falling and Falls in Older People: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Association of low blood pressure and falls: An analysis of data from the Leiden 85-plus Study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Characterizing fall risk factors in Belgian older adults through machine learning: a data-driven approach.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Multimorbidity as specific disease combinations, an important predictor factor for mortality in octogenarians: the Octabaix study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2017Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention to reduce falls among the oldest-old people, including individuals with cognitive impairment or comorbidities.
methodsA randomized, single-blind, parallel-group clinical trial was conducted from January 2009 to December 2010 in seven primary health care centers in Baix Llobregat (Barcelona). Of 696 referred people who were born in 1924, 328 were randomized to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention model used an algorithm and was multifaceted for both patients and their primary care providers. Primary outcomes were risk of falling and time until falls. Data analyses were by intention-to-treat.
resultsSixty-five (39.6%) subjects in the intervention group and 48 (29.3%) in the control group fell during follow-up. The difference in the risk of falls was not significant (relative risk 1.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.94-1.75). Cox regression models with time from randomization to the first fall were not significant. Cox models for recurrent falls showed that intervention had a negative effect (hazard ratio [HR] 1.46, 95% CI 1.03-2.09) and that functional impairment (HR 1.42, 95% CI 0.97-2.12), previous falls (HR 1.09, 95% CI 0.74-1.60), and cognitive impairment (HR 1.08, 95% CI 0.72-1.60) had no effect on the assessment.
conclusionThis multifactorial intervention among octogenarians, including individuals with cognitive impairment or comorbidities, did not result in a reduction in falls. A history of previous falls, disability, and cognitive impairment had no effect on the program among the community-dwelling subjects in this study.
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