Intelligent in-home video monitoring plus telealarm vs telealarm alone to prevent falls at home
Superiority of Intelligent Video Surveillance + Telealarm Over Telealarm Alone in Elderly People at Risk of Falling
This trial will test whether adding an intelligent in-home video monitoring system to a telealarm helps prevent dangerous falls and prolonged lying in people aged 75 and older returning home after geriatric care.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 395 (estimated) |
| Ages | 75 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Amiens, Picardie) |
| Trial ID | NCT05875038 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional trial compares an intelligent video surveillance system (VA2CS) plus a standard telealarm with telealarm alone in frail older adults at high risk of falling. It enrolls patients aged 75 or older who are hospitalized in acute geriatric or rehabilitation services, have a recent history of falls and poor single-leg support (<5 seconds), and whose return home is considered complex. The intervention group has the automated video system installed in the home alongside the telealarm while the control group continues with telealarm only. Main outcomes include fall-related events, time spent lying after a fall, emergency responses, and downstream effects such as rehospitalization or institutionalization.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people aged 75 or older recently hospitalized in geriatric services with a recent fall, monopodal support under 5 seconds, able to consent, and returning to a home environment where installation is feasible.
Not a fit: People confined to bed or chair, those under legal protection, individuals without social security affiliation, or those living outside the installation/monitoring area are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the combined system could reduce undetected falls and time spent lying after a fall, lowering complications and helping frail older adults remain at home longer.
How similar studies have performed: Traditional telealarms have limited effectiveness and intelligent video surveillance for fall detection has shown promise in small or observational studies but lacks robust large randomized trial evidence.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Person aged 75 years or more * hospitalized in an acute geriatric service or in a geriatric or multipurpose rehabilitation care service * If living alone: receiving at least one visit per day from a relative or professional * Recent history of fall and monopodal support \< 5 seconds * Able to give informed consent. * Return home considered complex by the patient or their relatives due to the risk of falling at home. Exclusion Criteria: * Under legal protection * Not affiliated to a social security system * Confined to bed or chair
Where this trial is running
Amiens, Picardie
- CHU Amiens Picardie — Amiens, Picardie, France (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Guillaume Deschasse, MD
- Email: Deschasse.Guillaume@chu-amiens.fr
- Phone: 03 22 08 80 00
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.