RECRUITING

Patient Perspectives of an Automated Falls-Risk Screening and Referral Tool in the Emergency Department (ED)

Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of the overall study to evaluate implementation-related outcomes of a falls-risk clinical decision support (CDS) system using patient electronic health records (EHR) data to automatically screen and identify older adult ED patients at high risk of future falls and allowing ED clinicians to place referral orders to the UW Health Mobility and Falls clinic. This CDS tool has already been implemented at the UWHC ED, and will be additionally implemented at The American Center and Swedish American Hospital EDs (all QI initiatives) over the next two years. This study involves engaging a sample of referred patients from each site to gather their perspectives on the delivery of the referral in the ED, their experiences in making and completing appointments at the Falls Clinic (if applicable), and perceived benefits of the intervention overall.

Official Title

Preventing Future Falls in Older Adult ED Patients: Evaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of a Novel Automated Screening and Referral Intervention - Patient Perspectives

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-02-22
Study Completion:2026-02
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05846685

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * ED patients identified by the automated system as being high-risk of future falls, and subsequently referred to the UW Health Mobility and Falls Clinic by the ED provider at discharge.
  2. * English-speaking
  3. * Reliable access to a working telephone and can accept incoming phone calls
  4. * For In-person interviews in the ED:
  5. * ED patients age 65 and older in the emergency department for any reason who are identified as likely to be discharged by their clinical team.
  1. * Incarcerated or in police custody
  2. * Lacks capacity to consent
  3. * Unable to hear or speak on the telephone, even with the use of assistive devices

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Dann Hekman, MS
CONTACT
608.556.5127
djhekman@medicine.wisc.edu

Principal Investigator

Brian W Patterson, MD, MPH
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Locations (Sites)

Swedish American Emergency Department
Rockford, Illinois, 61008
United States
The American Center Emergency Department
Madison, Wisconsin, 53718
United States
UWHC Emergency Department
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • Brian W Patterson, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-02-22
Study Completion Date2026-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-02-22
Study Completion Date2026-02

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Machine Learning
  • Computer Decision Support
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Qualitative Analysis

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Falls-Risk