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Table 1 Administrative information on the NOCfao study

From: “Study protocol for the ≥65 years NOrthern jutland Cohort of Fall risk Assessment with Objective measurements (the NOCfao study)”

Section/item

ItemNo

Description

Primary Registry and Trial Identifying Number

1

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02995317

Date of Registration in Primary Registry

2

December 13th, 2016

Secondary Identifying Numbers

3

The North Denmark Region Committee on Health Research Ethics (N-20160020)

The Danish Data Protection Agency (FOU-UU-006)

Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support

4

The study is externally supported by the Trygfonden Foundation (ID: 119365)

Primary Sponsor

5

University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark

Secondary Sponsor(s)

6

Aalborg University, Denmark

Aalborg Municipality, Denmark

Contact for Public Queries

7

Master of Rehabilitation, Bo Grarup; address: Selma Lagerløfs Vej 2, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark; tel.: 0045 72,690,953; e-mail: bog@ucn.dk

Contact for Scientific Queries

8

Master of Rehabilitation, Bo Grarup; address: Selma Lagerløfs Vej 2, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark; tel.: 0045 72,690,953; e-mail: bog@ucn.dk

Public Title

9

Who is Falling? – Fall Risk Prediction Among Community-Dwelling Elderly (NOCfao)

Scientific Title

10

The ≥65 Years NOrthern jutland Cohort of Fall risk Assessment with Objective measurements (the NOCfao study)

Countries of Recruitment

11

Denmark

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) Studied

12

Incidence of falls

Intervention(s)

13

Not applicable

Key Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

14

Inclusion criteria: home-dwelling, manage body transfer independently, walking ability for at least 10 m with or without assistive devices.

Exclusion criteria: progressive neurological or rheumatologically illness, diagnosed vestibular problems, experienced pain in a substantial degree limiting or obstructing everyday living, known uncorrected visual or hearing problems, serious difficulties in speaking, understanding or reading Danish, or cognitive impairment equivalent to Mini Mental State Examination < 23

Study Type

15

Prospective, observational cohort study

Date of First Enrollment

16

December 2016

Target Sample Size

17

600

Recruitment Status

18

Recruiting: participants are currently being recruited and enrolled

Primary Outcome(s)

19

Self-reported number of falls confirmed by monthly phone calls [Time Frame: One year follow-up]

Key Secondary Outcomes

20

History of fall incidences within the past year; differences between objective measures and self-reported level of PA