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

Recruiting at 3 trial locations

Overseen By Dann Hekman, MS

Age: 65+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

30000 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of this retrospective cohort study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an EHR-based clinical decision support system (CDS) for automatically screening older adult ED patients for risk of future falls and providing ED clinicians opportunity to place referrals orders to the UW Health Mobility and Falls Clinic for those at highest risk prior to discharge. This CDS tool has already been implemented at the UW Hospital ED, and as a QI initiative will be implemented in a staged process at two other UW Health-affiliated emergency departments (The American Center and Swedish American Hospital).

Research Team

Brian W Patterson, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

ED patients 65 years or older

discharged from the ED (not admitted

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Falls-Risk Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Tool

Participant Groups

Group I: Discharged ED Patients prior to Intervention Experimental Treatment 0 Interventions

Patients aged 65 and older who are in the emergency department and subsequently discharged (not admitted)

Group II: Discharged ED Patients after Intervention Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Patients aged 65 and older who are in the emergency department and subsequently discharged (not admitted)

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lead Sponsor

Trials

1,249

Recruited

3,255,000+

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Collaborator

Trials

415

Recruited

6,777,000+