NCT07563270 · NOT YET RECRUITING
GAPcareAD: A Brief Emergency Department Intervention to Address Post-Fall Care Needs of Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners
This trial tests a brief intervention called GAPcareAD, delivered in the emergency department after a fall. It is designed to help people living with dementia and their caregivers address fall risk before going home. Researchers will compare it to standard care across 350 patients. This is a Phase NA trial, meaning it is studying real-world effectiveness of a care process, not a drug or device.
You may qualify if
- Community-dwelling adult (living at home or assisted living) 65 years-old or older presenting to ED after a fall within the last seven days
- Fall not due to syncope or external force (i.e., struck by car,assault, intoxication)
- Fall not due to serious illness (i.e., stroke, acute myocardial infarction)
- Patients have an identified caregiver
- Patient must have known ADRD or score ≥2 on the AD8 Dementia Interview.
- Anticipated to be discharged to home/assisted living/rehabilitation at the time of consent (i.e. not admitted)
- The patient and/or caregiver have a reliable phone number where they can be reached throughout the intervention
You're excluded if
- Living in a nursing home
- Patients are admitted to the hospital
- Patients who have advanced cancer and/or are in hospice
- Patients have presence of injuries that prevent mobilization (i.e. pelvic or lower extremity fractures)
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2026-05-04