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A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries
Bhasin S, Gill TM, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Ganz DA, Greene EJ, Dziura J, Basaria S, Gurwitz JH, Dykes PC, McMahon S, Storer TW, Gazarian P, Miller ME, Travison TG, Esserman D, Carnie MB, Goehring L, Fagan M, Greenspan SL, Alexander N, Wiggins J, Ko F, Siu AL, Volpi E, Wu AW, Rich J, Waring SC, Wallace RB, Casteel C, Resnick NM, Magaziner J, Charpentier P, Lu C, Araujo K, Rajeevan H, Meng C, Allore H, Brawley BF, Eder R, McGloin JM, Skokos EA, Duncan PW, Baker D, Boult C, Correa-de-Araujo R, Peduzzi P. A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 129-140. PMID: 32640131, PMCID: PMC7421468, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2002183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesIntervention groupControl groupUsual careMultifactorial interventionRate of hospitalizationPrimary care practicesCluster-randomized trialCommunity-dwelling adultsFirst-event analysisYears of ageHealth care systemRate of fallElectronic health recordsBaseline characteristicsPrimary outcomeRandomized trialsMean ageEfficacy trialsIndividualized planCare practicesInjuryMultifactorial strategyEvent ratesEffect of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Intervention on Patient Well‐Being: The STRIDE Study
Gill TM, Bhasin S, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Araujo K, Ganz DA, Boult C, Wu AW, Magaziner J, Alexander N, Wallace RB, Miller ME, Travison TG, Greenspan SL, Gurwitz JH, Rich J, Volpi E, Waring SC, Manini TM, Min LC, Teresi J, Dykes PC, McMahon S, McGloin JM, Skokos EA, Charpentier P, Basaria S, Duncan PW, Storer TW, Gazarian P, Allore HG, Dziura J, Esserman D, Carnie MB, Hanson C, Ko F, Resnick NM, Wiggins J, Lu C, Meng C, Goehring L, Fagan M, Correa‐de‐Araujo R, Casteel C, Peduzzi P, Greene EJ. Effect of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Intervention on Patient Well‐Being: The STRIDE Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 173-179. PMID: 33037632, PMCID: PMC8178516, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesMultifactorial interventionPhysical functionOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) AnxietyLeast square mean changePragmatic cluster-randomized trialMean scoreCommunity-living personsIntervention group's mean scoreInjury prevention interventionsPrimary care practicesFalls Efficacy ScaleCluster-randomized trialUsual careElders StudyDisability InstrumentSTRIDE studyDepression ScaleMean changePrevention interventionsHigh riskCare practicesControl groupMeaningful improvements
2021
A case study of ascertainment bias for the primary outcome in the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) trial
Esserman DA, Gill TM, Miller ME, Greene EJ, Dziura JD, Travison TG, Meng C, Peduzzi PN. A case study of ascertainment bias for the primary outcome in the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) trial. Clinical Trials 2021, 18: 207-214. PMID: 33678038, PMCID: PMC8009806, DOI: 10.1177/1740774520980070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary outcome definitionUsual care armSerious fall injuriesMedical attentionOutcome definitionsFall injuriesElders trialCare armOvernight hospitalizationStudy powerCare managersIntervention effectsType 2 injuriesAscertainment biasAscertainment of outcomesInterim monitoring planUsual careHazard ratioPrimary outcomeIntervention armClinical trialsUnblinded observerClinical basisMulticomponent interventionAdditional fall
2020
Optimizing Retention in a Pragmatic Trial of Community‐Living Older Persons: The STRIDE Study
Gill TM, McGloin JM, Shelton A, Bianco LM, Skokos EA, Latham NK, Ganz DA, Nyquist LV, Wallace RB, Carnie MB, Dykes PC, Goehring LA, Doyle M, Charpentier PA, Greene EJ, Araujo KL. Optimizing Retention in a Pragmatic Trial of Community‐Living Older Persons: The STRIDE Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1242-1249. PMID: 32212395, PMCID: PMC7707554, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesPragmatic trialFall injuriesCommon reasonClinical sitesOlder personsCommunity-living personsLarge pragmatic trialPrimary care practicesCentral call centerRate of deathYears of ageVulnerable older personsRetention of participantsUS healthcare systemPragmatic clusterStudy withdrawalMultifactorial interventionElders StudySTRIDE studyHigh riskCare practicesParticipant retentionStudy outcomesInjury
2019
Protocol for serious fall injury adjudication in the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) study
Ganz DA, Siu AL, Magaziner J, Latham NK, Travison TG, Lorenze NP, Lu C, Wang R, Greene EJ, Stowe CL, Harvin LN, Araujo KLB, Gurwitz JH, Agrawal Y, Correa-De-Araujo R, Peduzzi P, Gill TM. Protocol for serious fall injury adjudication in the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) study. Injury Epidemiology 2019, 6: 14. PMID: 31245263, PMCID: PMC6582694, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-019-0190-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious fall injuriesPrimary care providersFall injuriesPrimary outcomeMedical recordsMedical attentionFull-text medical recordsMulticenter pragmatic clinical trialHealth systemAdministrative dataMedical record reviewIndividualized care plansPragmatic clinical trialsPrimary care practicesMedical record dataParticipant's primary care providerUnderlying riskUS health systemOvernight hospitalizationRecord reviewHead injuryElders StudyClinical trialsEvent adjudicationJoint dislocation
2018
Screening, Recruitment, and Baseline Characteristics for the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) Study
Gill TM, McGloin JM, Latham NK, Charpentier PA, Araujo KL, Skokos EA, Lu C, Shelton A, Bhasin S, Bianco LM, Carnie MB, Covinsky KE, Dykes P, Esserman DA, Ganz DA, Gurwitz JH, Hanson C, Nyquist LV, Reuben DB, Wallace RB, Greene EJ. Screening, Recruitment, and Baseline Characteristics for the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 73: 1495-1501. PMID: 30020415, PMCID: PMC6175032, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesHealth care systemPositive screenCare systemLarge pragmatic clusterHigh-risk populationPrimary care practicesDiverse health care systemsMost health care systemsClinic screenEligible patientsPragmatic clusterBaseline characteristicsMultifactorial interventionRecruitment of participantsElders StudySTRIDE studyEligible personsHigh riskRisk populationsRecruitment goalsCare practicesSTRIDE interventionPatients
2017
Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE): A Cluster-Randomized Pragmatic Trial of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Strategy: Design and Methods
Bhasin S, Gill TM, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Gurwitz JH, Dykes P, McMahon S, Storer TW, Duncan PW, Ganz DA, Basaria S, Miller ME, Travison TG, Greene EJ, Dziura J, Esserman D, Allore H, Carnie MB, Fagan M, Hanson C, Baker D, Greenspan SL, Alexander N, Ko F, Siu AL, Volpi E, Wu AW, Rich J, Waring SC, Wallace R, Casteel C, Magaziner J, Charpentier P, Lu C, Araujo K, Rajeevan H, Margolis S, Eder R, McGloin JM, Skokos E, Wiggins J, Garber L, Clauser SB, Correa-De-Araujo R, Peduzzi P. Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE): A Cluster-Randomized Pragmatic Trial of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Strategy: Design and Methods. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2017, 73: 1053-1061. PMID: 29045582, PMCID: PMC6037050, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesInjury prevention strategiesFall injuriesPragmatic trialHealth care systemUsual carePrevention strategiesControl groupOlder adultsCare systemMultifactorial risk assessmentCommunity-living personsEnhanced usual carePrimary outcome rateIndividualized care plansPrimary care practicesTarget sample sizeEvidence-based informationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeOutcome ratesComanagement modelFall preventionSTRIDE studyMedical attention