Recruiting
Other intervention interventions as prevention of Medically treated home injury, sponsored by Otago University
Get in touch This trial recruits from September 2009 for 438 weeks
Dr Michael Keall
Phone: +644 918 6794
Fax: +644 3895319
Email: michael.keall@otago.ac.nz
Address:
Department of Public Health
Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
P O Box 7343
Newtown, Wellington South, 6242
Inclusion Criteria
Gender: Both males and females
Occupants of Taranaki Region housing constructed before 1978 and owned by a Community Services Card holder (entitled to government assistance due to low income or pension)
Exclusion Criteria
Those not intending to be still living at house surveyed for the full trial period
ACTRNACTRN12609000779279
Randomised controlled trial of medically treated home injury due to falls amongst low income occupants of Taranaki housing. The treatment studied is home fall hazard remediation together with basic home safety advice.
Home Injury Prevention Intervention (HIPI)