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Official title Effects of the COTID (Community Occupational Therapist in Dementia) Program and Usual Occupational Therapy Care on Recurrence of Falls at 12 Months in Elderly People With Neurocognitive Disorders Who Had Been Hospitalized for Falls, After Their Return Home

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06237218

What this study is testing

What it's testing
This project will enable optimization of specific carried out by occupationist for older adults discharged from hospital for falls: on the environmental dimension at the participant's home on the involvement of the caregiver since they are also involved in the care of the patient on the recurrence of falls and rehospitalizations in order to improve the quality of life by reassuring the elderly person when traveling on limiting loss of autonomy and staying at home. The occupational therapist will entrust the caregiver with a support role.

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Who can take part

Ages 75 and older. Healthy volunteers may be eligible.

You may be able to join if

  • Male or female, at least 75 years old
  • Living at home (excluding nursing home or long-term care facilities)
  • Hospitalized for fall
  • Presenting major mild to moderate dementia (MMSE \> 16)
  • Accompanied by a caregiver with sufficient presence to meet study procedures: at investigator's discretion at the investigator's discretion

You likely can't join if

  • With serious, life-threatening pathology(ies) or in palliative care
  • Participating in an educational fall program on the theme of falls, run by an occupational therapist by an occupational therapist
  • Receiving regular occupational therapy treatment on the day of inclusion (day care daily hospitalization)
  • Participating in a clinical research protocol have an impact on the occurrence of a fall (at the investigator's discretion)
  • Not matching with the fall definition from Kellogg's definition of a fall (loss of consciousness, sudden onset of paralysis paralysis or epileptic...
  • Presenting a very significant post-fall syndrome: score of 4/4 on the "Get-up early" questionnaire
See the full eligibility criteria
Who can join
  • Male or female, at least 75 years old
  • Living at home (excluding nursing home or long-term care facilities)
  • Hospitalized for fall
  • Presenting major mild to moderate dementia (MMSE \> 16)
  • Accompanied by a caregiver with sufficient presence to meet study procedures: at investigator's discretion at the investigator's discretion
  • Having given free, informed and written consent signed by the patient
  • Whose caregiver has given free, informed consent written and signed by him/herself
  • Affiliated or beneficiary of social security
What rules you out
  • With serious, life-threatening pathology(ies) or in palliative care
  • Participating in an educational fall program on the theme of falls, run by an occupational therapist by an occupational therapist
  • Receiving regular occupational therapy treatment on the day of inclusion (day care daily hospitalization)
  • Participating in a clinical research protocol have an impact on the occurrence of a fall (at the investigator's discretion)
  • Not matching with the fall definition from Kellogg's definition of a fall (loss of consciousness, sudden onset of paralysis paralysis or epileptic seizure)
  • Presenting a very significant post-fall syndrome: score of 4/4 on the "Get-up early" questionnaire
  • unable to read or write
  • Participant under legal guardianship (curator, guardian, legal protector)
  • Dementia with rapid neurocognitive degeneration degeneration with frontal and language impairment (at the investigator's discretion).

The study team makes the final eligibility decision.

Where it's taking place

  • Limoges, France

Compensation & support

Compensation mentioned.

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Questions & answers

Do participants get paid in this trial?

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How long does this study last?

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Who can join this trial?

This study is enrolling all sexes, 75 years and older. Healthy volunteers may be eligible. The study team makes the final eligibility decision.

Where is this trial taking place?

Study sites include Limoges, France. Enter your location above to see the nearest site and check your eligibility.

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