Fall Prevention for Stroke
(FRISKI Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
After stroke, falling is a common problem. Falls can lead to injury, as well as fear of future falls. It is important to try to prevent falls from happening after stroke. To goal of this study is to test a new treatment to try to prevent falls after stroke. The people in the study will be patients who are in the hospital receiving care after a stroke. While they are in the hospital, we will provide extra treatment that focuses on helping them not to fall. We will also teach the patients to understand risks for falls and how to avoid them. When they leave the hospital, we will send them a text message every day to ask if they have had any falls. Our goal is to see if patients who received the extra therapy have fewer falls than patients who did not receive the therapy and education to help avoid falls. If the extra treatment in the hospital can help stop people from falling after they leave the hospital, this will have a positive impact on their lives. By not falling, they will avoid the risk of injury and having to go back to the hospital. This project will help us know how we can help people with stroke live longer, healthier lives.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Prudence Plummer, PhD
Principal Investigator
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for hospital patients who have recently had a stroke. It aims to help them avoid falls, which are common and risky after a stroke. To join, participants must be currently hospitalized for stroke care.Inclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Fall Prevention Intervention
Trial Overview
The study tests a fall prevention intervention against an active control group. Patients receive extra therapy focused on fall avoidance while in the hospital and follow-up text messages checking for falls post-discharge.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
In addition to usual care, participants randomized to the experimental intervention will receive 30-minute sessions of rehabilitation 6 times a week during the first week and 3 times a week thereafter until discharge. The intervention will target fall risk factors that are specific to the individual's fall risk profile at hospital admission. Patient and family education on fall prevention is also included.
In addition to usual care, participants randomized to the control intervention will receive 30-minute sessions of active control rehabilitation 6 times a week during the first week and 3 times a week thereafter until discharge. The intervention will be skilled rehabilitation that does not target known fall risk factors. Education on stroke recovery and stroke prevention will be provided as part of the control intervention.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Lead Sponsor
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