Effectiveness of an Automated Falls-Risk Screening and Referral Tool in the Emergency Department (ED)
Recruiting
Observational Study
Falls-Risk
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 30,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison · Other
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About 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.
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Eligibility Criteria
Retrospective analysis will include data from:
* ED patients 65 years or older
* discharged from the ED (not admitted)
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