Risk Factors for Falls After Intervention of the Urgent Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) in the Elderly Person at Home

Last updated: November 21, 2025
Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Aging

Treatment

Follow-up

Usual care

standardized gerontological evaluation (EGS)

Clinical Study ID

NCT04132544
RC31/17/0453
  • Ages > 70
  • All Genders

Study Summary

In this project, the investigators are interested in a particular population, that of elderly subjects who used the SAMU after a fall and who are not hospitalized or are hospitalized less than 24 hours. The scientific literature concerning this population is poor . However, this is a particularly vulnerable population. The Direction of research, studies, evaluation and statistics (DREES) report notes that in 2005 in metropolitan France, 24% of people aged 65 to 75 said they had fallen in the last 12 months. Home falls among seniors may require emergency medical services (EMS).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Living at home

  • Living at maximum 45 minutes from a hospital center participating in the study (forlogistical reasons and practices of study organization)

  • Intervention of the SAMU for a fall at home without there being hospitalization orwith hospitalization lasting less than 24h

  • Patient or trusted person capable of giving telephone information

  • Patient or his / her trusted person who has agreed to participate in the study

  • Patient affiliated to a social security scheme

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Total dependency (ADL at 0)

  • Entry in nursing home already scheduled within 3 months

Study Design

Total Participants: 952
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: Follow-up
Phase:
Study Start date:
September 01, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2024

Study Description

The first cause of accidental death in people over 65, the fall often has a pejorative impact on the physical, psychological and quality of life . It is also predictive of entry into an institution.

In this project, the investigators propose to evaluate the patient at home with a Gerontological Assessment Nurse working in collaboration with the attending physician, whenever the fall triggers a call to the SAMU (without hospitalization or with hospitalization of less than 24 hours). In addition to the evaluation, the nurse will propose a personalized intervention plan (PIP) based on targeted and prioritized actions.

The Main objective is to study the effect of a personalized intervention plan (PIP) proposed by a Gerontological Assessment Nurse at home in the elderly who used the SAMU for a fall (with on-site care or hospitalization inferior to 24h), on the delay institutionalization or death before institutionalization compared to standard care.

Connect with a study center

  • CH Albi

    Albi,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Albi

    Albi 3038261,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Cahors

    Cahors,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Cahors

    Cahors 3029213,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Castres-Mazamet

    Castres,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Castres-Mazamet

    Castres 3028263,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHIVA

    Foix,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHIVA

    Foix 3018174,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Lannemezan

    Lannemezan,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Lannemezan

    Lannemezan 3007622,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Lavaur

    Lavaur,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Lavaur

    Lavaur 3005735,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Montauban

    Montauban,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Montauban

    Montauban 2993002,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Rodez

    Rodez,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Rodez

    Rodez 2983154,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Ariège Couserans

    Saint-Girons,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Ariège Couserans

    Saint-Girons 2979657,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Bigorre

    Tarbes,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CH Bigorre

    Tarbes 2973385,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital Toulouse

    Toulouse, 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital Toulouse

    Toulouse 2972315, 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Maison de Santé Pluri-professionnelle

    Vic-Fezensac,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Maison de Santé Pluri-professionnelle

    Vic-Fezensac 2969400,
    France

    Site Not Available

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