- Cross-sectional study on the elderly: association of benzodiazepine use and repeated falls 
Head :
Beauchet Olivier
Rossat Arnaud
Rossat Arnaud
Last update : 01/01/2018 | Version : 1 | ID : 73216
| General | |
| Identification | |
| Detailed name | Cross-sectional study on the elderly: association of benzodiazepine use and repeated falls |
| CNIL registration number, number and date of CPP agreement, AFSSAPS (French Health Products Safety Agency) authorisation | CNIL |
| General Aspects | |
| Medical area |
Geriatrics Traumatology |
| Pathology (details) | Repeated falls |
| Health determinants |
Iatrogenic Lifestyle and behavior |
| Keywords | Benzodiazepine, falls, the elderly |
| Scientific investigator(s) (Contact) | |
| Name of the director | Beauchet |
| Surname | Olivier |
| OlBeauchet@chu-angers.fr | |
| Organization | CHU Angers, CETAF |
| Name of the director | Rossat |
| Surname | Arnaud |
| Organization | CNAMTS , Université Lumière Lyon 2 |
| Collaborations | |
| Funding | |
| Funding status |
Public |
| Details | cnamts |
| Governance of the database | |
| Sponsor(s) or organisation(s) responsible | CNAMTS |
| Organisation status |
Public |
| Additional contact | |
| Main features | |
| Type of database | |
| Type of database |
Study databases |
| Study databases (details) |
Not-repeated cross-sectional studies (except case control studies) |
| Database recruitment is carried out by an intermediary |
A selection of health institutions and services |
| Database recruitment is carried out as part of an interventional study |
No |
| Database objective | |
| Main objective | the objectives of this study were to examine whether benzodiazepine use has been associated with recurrent falls while taking into account the effect of potential confounders |
| Inclusion criteria | Subjects aged 65 and over, volunteers, examined in one of the 3 health centres of Lorraine |
| Population type | |
| Age |
Elderly (65 to 79 years) Great age (80 years and more) |
| Population covered |
General population |
| Pathology | |
| Gender |
Male Woman |
| Geography area |
Departmental |
| French regions covered by the database |
Alsace Champagne-Ardenne Lorraine |
| Detail of the geography area | Lorraine |
| Data collection | |
| Dates | |
| Date of first collection (YYYY or MM/YYYY) | 2005 |
| Date of last collection (YYYY or MM/YYYY) | 2008 |
| Size of the database | |
| Size of the database (number of individuals) |
[1000-10 000[ individuals |
| Details of the number of individuals | 7 643 |
| Data | |
| Database activity |
Data collection completed |
| Type of data collected |
Clinical data Declarative data |
| Clinical data (detail) |
Medical registration |
| Details of collected clinical data | Taking medication, taking benzodiazepines during the last 2 days. Clinical tests (One-Leg Balance (OLB) test and Five Times Sit-To-Stand test (FTSS)), Cognitive tests (Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Clock Drawing Test (CDT)) |
| Declarative data (detail) |
Face to face interview |
| Details of collected declarative data | Information about the falls |
| Presence of a biobank |
No |
| Health parameters studied |
Health event/morbidity Health care consumption and services |
| Care consumption (detail) |
Medicines consumption |
| Procedures | |
| Data collection method | By medical staff |
| Classifications used | Classified medications using the Anatomic Therapeutic Classification (ACT) |
| Participant monitoring |
No |
| Followed pathology | |
| Links to administrative sources |
No |
| Promotion and access | |
| Promotion | |
| Link to the document | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21267523 |
| Access | |
| Terms of data access (charter for data provision, format of data, availability delay) | Contact the scientist in charge |
| Access to aggregated data |
Access on specific project only |
| Access to individual data |
Access on specific project only |
