Efficacy of a multiple-component and multifactorial personalized fall prevention program in a mixed population of community-dwelling older adults with stroke, Parkinson's Disease, or frailty compared to usual care: The PRE.C.I.S.A. randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fall risk in the elderly is a major public health issue due to the injury-related consequences and the risk of associated long-term disability. However, delivering preventive interventions in usual clinical practice still represents a challenge.

Aim

To evaluate the efficacy of a multiple-component combined with a multifactorial personalized intervention in reducing fall rates in a mixed population of community-dwelling elderly compared to usual care.

Design

Randomized Controlled Trial (NCT03592420, clinicalTrials.gov).

Setting

Outpatients in two Italian centers.

Population

403 community-dwelling elderly at moderate-to-high fall risk, including subjects with Parkinson's Disease and stroke.

Methods

After the randomization, the described i

SUBMITTER: La Porta F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9475118 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature