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Project ABLE:Advancing Better Living for Elders

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified August 2010 by Thomas Jefferson University.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Thomas Jefferson University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00249925
First received: November 4, 2005
Last updated: August 24, 2010
Last verified: August 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

The specific aims of the study are to: 1) test the effectiveness of a home-bases intervention to improve home safety, fall efficacy and functional performance; 2) determine if the use of environmental strategies results in occurrence of less negative health events (falls and depression); 3) compare types of environmental strategies accepted and used under different treatment conditions; and 4) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention program.


Condition Intervention Phase
Frail Elderly
 Behavioral: Home-Based Intervention
Behavioral: Multi-component home-based intervention
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Official Title: Enhancing Function of Frail Elders At Home

Further study details as provided by Thomas Jefferson University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Functional difficulty
  • Fear of falling
  • Self-efficacy

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Home hazards
  • Control oriented strategy use
  • Mortality

Estimated Enrollment: 319
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   70 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 70 years or older
  • community dwelling
  • functional vulnerability/HRCA vulnerability index= >1 problem area

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of less than or equal to 23
  • legal blindness
  • bed bound
  • nursing home placement or relocation expected within 12 months of study eligibility
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00249925

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19130
Sponsors and Collaborators
Thomas Jefferson University
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Laura N Gitlin, Ph.D Thomas Jefferson University
  More Information

Additional Information:
Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided by Thomas Jefferson University

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Laura N. Gitlin, Ph.D, Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00249925     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Ro1AG13687
Study First Received: November 4, 2005
Last Updated: August 24, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Thomas Jefferson University:
Home modification
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Home care

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013