FallNCT07898878
Village Doctor-Delivered Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults in Rural Chongqing
A study testing Multicomponent fall prevention program in people with Fall and Fall Accident, run by Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
Falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults in rural China. This study evaluated whether a village doctor-delivered fall prevention program, integrated into the national Basic Public Health Services, could reduce falls among community-dwelling older adults aged 60-79 years at high risk of falling in rural… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 to 79 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Fall, Fall Accident
- What is being tested?
- Multicomponent fall prevention program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 320 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 15 Jan 2024to 15 May 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 60 to 79 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Living in the study village and expected to reside there for at least 14 months
- At risk of falling, defined as meeting at least one of the following: (1) at least one fall in the past 12 months; (2) feeling unsteady or having decreased balance when walking; (3) using a walking aid or having other risk factors for falls
- Able to walk independently or with a walking aid
- Willing to participate and provide informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria:- Cognitive impairment or communication difficulties that prevent participation
- In acute phase of illness
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- Unable to tolerate exercise training
- Diseases associated with severe balance disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
- Living in a nursing home or long-term care facility
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
China1 site
Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400707
About this study
Official title: Study on the Effectiveness of Falls Intervention for Elderly People in Rural Areas of China
Falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults in rural China. This study evaluated whether a village doctor-delivered fall prevention program, integrated into the national Basic Public Health Services, could reduce falls among community-dwelling older adults aged 60-79 years at high risk of falling in rural Chongqing. In this cluster randomized controlled trial, 8 villages were randomly assigned to either a multicomponent fall prevention intervention (health education, home-based balance and strength exercises, and home environment modification guidance, delivered by village doctors through classroom sessions and home visits) or usual care with printed fall prevention materials. A total of 320 participants were followed for 12 months. Falls, fall-related injuries, and fall prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) were assessed.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Accident
- Being tested
- Multicomponent fall prevention program, Usual Care
- Keywords
- Fall prevention, Older adults, Rural health, Community-dwelling, Cluster randomized trial
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Multicomponent fall prevention programBehavioural
Village doctor-delivered multicomponent fall prevention intervention including health education (Ten Good Habits), home-based balance and strength exercises, and home hazard assessment and modification guidance, delivered through classroom sessions and home visits.'
Usual CareOther
Usual primary care services with printed fall prevention educational materials.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Village doctor-delivered multicomponent fall prevention program, including health education (Ten Good Habits), home-based balance and strength exercises, and home hazard assessment and modification guidance, delivered through classroom sessions and home visits. Receives: Behavioral: Multicomponent fall prevention program |
| Control group | Active comparator | Usual primary care services with printed fall prevention educational materials. Receives: Other: Usual Care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
12-month fall incidence (proportion with at least one fall)
Proportion of participants experiencing at least one fall during the 12-month follow-up period. Falls were self-reported and verified through quarterly structured follow-up interviews using a rural-adapted calendar method.
Measured: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes (3)
Number of falls (fall frequency)
Total number of falls experienced by participants during the 12-month follow-up period, recorded through quarterly structured follow-up interviews using a rural-adapted calendar method.
Measured: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Fall-related injury
Proportion of participants experiencing at least one fall-related injury during the 12-month follow-up period, defined as a fall that resulted in medical treatment or restricted activity for at least one day.
Measured: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Fall prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores
The fall-prevention knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) questionnaire is an abridged, culturally adapted Chinese instrument comprising 18 items: 7 knowledge items (raw range 0-7), 5 attitude items (raw range 0-5), and 6 practice items (raw range 0-24). All subscale scores are linearly transformed to a standardized 0-10 range, yielding a total score of 0-30, with higher scores indicating better fall-prevention knowledge, more positive attitudes, and safer practices.
Measured: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Oct 2026
- Study start15 Jan 2024
- Primary completion15 May 2025
- Study completion15 May 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for FallStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Cluster randomized controlled trial (randomization at the village level).
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 320 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Collaborators
- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07898878
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202326
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 28 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: De-identified individual participant data that underlie the results reported in the publication, including demographic characteristics, fall outcomes, and fall prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Study on the Effectiveness of Falls Intervention for Elderly People in Rural Areas of China
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07898878
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 202326
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Accident
- Keywords
- Fall prevention, Older adults, Rural health, Community-dwelling, Cluster randomized trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 320 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Chongqing Center for Disease Control and PreventionOther government
- Collaborators
- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
- Study start
- 15 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 May 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 May 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults in rural China. This study evaluated whether a village doctor-delivered fall prevention program, integrated into the national Basic Public Health Services, could reduce falls among community-dwelling older adults aged 60-79 years at high risk of falling in rural Chongqing. In this cluster randomized controlled trial, 8 villages were randomly assigned to either a multicomponent fall prevention intervention (health education, home-based balance and strength exercises, and home environment modification guidance, delivered by village doctors through classroom sessions and home visits) or usual care with printed fall prevention materials. A total of 320 participants were followed for 12 months. Falls, fall-related injuries, and fall prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) were assessed.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Cluster randomized controlled trial (randomization at the village level).
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Behavioral: Multicomponent fall prevention programVillage doctor-delivered multicomponent fall prevention program, including health education (Ten Good Habits), home-based balance and strength exercises, and home hazard assessment and modification guidance, delivered through classroom sessions and home visits. |
| Control group | Active comparator | Other: Usual CareUsual primary care services with printed fall prevention educational materials. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 to 79 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Living in the study village and expected to reside there for at least 14 months
- At risk of falling, defined as meeting at least one of the following: (1) at least one fall in the past 12 months; (2) feeling unsteady or having decreased balance when walking; (3) using a walking aid or having other risk factors for falls
- Able to walk independently or with a walking aid
- Willing to participate and provide informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria:- Cognitive impairment or communication difficulties that prevent participation
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Multicomponent fall prevention programVillage doctor-delivered multicomponent fall prevention intervention including health education (Ten Good Habits), home-based balance and strength exercises, and home hazard assessment and modification guidance, delivered through classroom sessions and home visits.' | Behavioural | Intervention group |
| Usual CareUsual primary care services with printed fall prevention educational materials. | Other | Control group |
Primary outcome
12-month fall incidence (proportion with at least one fall)
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Proportion of participants experiencing at least one fall during the 12-month follow-up period. Falls were self-reported and verified through quarterly structured follow-up interviews using a rural-adapted calendar method.
3 secondary outcomes
Number of falls (fall frequency)
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Fall-related injury
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Fall prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. De-identified individual participant data that underlie the results reported in the publication, including demographic characteristics, fall outcomes, and fall prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Multicomponent fall prevention program in people with Fall and Fall Accident, run by Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
12-month fall incidence (proportion with at least one fall) (time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Oct 2026.