Is it possible to develop a complex intervention to improve the outcome of fall-related injuries in people with dementia? (DIFRID)

Project title: Is it possible to develop a complex intervention to improve the outcome of fall-related injuries in people with dementia? (DIFRID)

Call to action: 13/78 13/78 Improving outcome of fall-related injuries for people with dementia

Research type: Primary Research

Chief investigator: Professor Louise Allan

Lead Author: Professor Louise Allan

Contractor: University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Cost: £472,808.84

Co-investigators: Dr Ian Steen, Dr Jim Connolly , Dr Lynne Corner , Dr Robert Barber, Dr Steve Parry , Mr Paul Younger, Ms Claire Bamford , Ms Tara Homer , Professor Christopher Fox , Professor Louise Robinson , Professor Lynn Rochester .

Started: June 2015 | Status: Published October 2019

ISRCTN: 41760734 | PROSPERO registration: CRD42016029565

This study suggested that the intervention was both feasible and acceptable to people with dementia and their carers but further research is needed to refine it for a full trial.

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