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NCT01552551 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Assessment and Referral Versus Exercise in Primary Prevention of Falls: PA Healthy Steps Program

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
189
Enrollment target

NCT01552551: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

NCT01552551 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Pittsburgh. The registered enrollment target is 189 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (87% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01552551, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
189 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Older adults at high risk of falls will complete the PA Healthy Steps program. This program will be implemented by research staff who will follow the training manual and implement the program as it was designed to assess the effectiveness of the program. Participants will then be randomly assigned to three arms: (i) Follow-up only; (ii) Falls case management, in which adherence to physician and home safety assessments will be facilitated; and (iii) Healthy Steps in Motion, a 4-week group exercise program designed to complement Healthy Steps. All participants will be followed monthly for 6 months through personal and automated telephone interview protocols to ascertain falls and injuries.

Primary Outcome

Falls ascertained in automated monthly telephone contact

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Assessment and education
  • BEHAVIORAL Healthy Steps with Falls Case Management
  • BEHAVIORAL Healthy Steps in Motion

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 189 participants
Start Date 2012-05
Est. Completion 2013-06
Phase NA
University of Pittsburgh

1,238 total trials

What the finished NCT01552551 record still lists

NCT01552551 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 189 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (87% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Assessment and education is the first listed.

NCT01552551 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01552551 about?

NCT01552551 is a clinical study titled "Assessment and Referral Versus Exercise in Primary Prevention of Falls: PA Healthy Steps Program". Older adults at high risk of falls will complete the PA Healthy Steps program. This program will be implemented by research staff who will follow the training manual and implement the program as it was designed to assess the effectiveness of the program. Participants will then be randomly assigned t...

What is the current status of trial NCT01552551?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 189 participants. The study started on 2012-05. Estimated completion is 2013-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01552551?

The interventions under investigation include: Assessment and education (BEHAVIORAL), Healthy Steps with Falls Case Management (BEHAVIORAL), Healthy Steps in Motion (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01552551?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pittsburgh, which has 1,238 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01552551's enrollment target sits among peer trials

189 576th of 2000 higher than 1,425 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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