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2025-12-24 @ 11:08 PM
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2025-12-25 @ 8:41 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05950269
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2025-04-24
First Post:
2023-07-10
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Walking Aid and Locomotion Knowledge in Emergency Rooms (WALKER 1) for Elderly People
Sponsor:
Hospital Sirio-Libanes
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Walking Aid and Locomotion Knowledge in Emergency Rooms (WALKER 1): Training and Provision of Walking Aids to Promote Autonomy and Mobility of Elderly People in Emergency Care - a Randomized Clinical Trial
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2025-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
WALKER 1
Brief Summary:
Older adults have higher rates of emergency department admissions when compared to their younger counterparts. Mobility is the ability to move around but also encompasses the environment and the ability to adapt to it. Walking aids can be used to improve mobility and prevent falls. According to international guidelines, they must be available in Geriatric Emergency Department. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a program of training and provision of walking aids (WA), associated or not with telemonitoring, on mobility, quality of life, fear of falling, and risk of falls up to 3 months in older adults cared for in an emergency department.
Detailed Description:
A randomized clinical trial will be carried out in the emergency department of Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Participants will be randomized and allocated into three intervention groups, as follows: A) Walking aid group; B) Walking aid and telemonitoring group; C) Control group. Patients will undergo a baseline evaluation encompassing sociodemographic and clinical data, mobility in life spaces (Life Space Assessment), gait speed, muscle strength, functionality (Barthel Index, Katz index, and Lawton-Brody Scale), quality of life (Euro Quality of Life Instrument-5D), fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale International), history of falls, cognition (10-Point Cognitive Screener) and mood (15-point Geriatric Depression Scale) before the intervention. Gait time and fear of falling will be assessed again after the intervention. Finally, mobility in life spaces, functionality, quality of life, fear of falling, history of falls, cognition, and mood will be assessed 3 months after discharge from the geriatric emergency department through a telephone interview.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
False
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: