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The Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques (FICSIT) trials represent eight different controlled trials. These trials use biomedical, behavioral and environmental interventions aimed at decreasing physical frailty and injury among the elderly. Results from these trials suggest various methods for decreasing the burden from falls in this population.

FICSIT Overview Article:
Ory MG, Schechtman KB, Miller JP, Hadley EC, Fiatarone MA, Province MA, Arfken CL, Morgan D, Weiss S, Kaplan M. Frailty and injuries in later life: the FICSIT trials. J Am Geriatr Soc 1993;41(3):283-96.

Physical frailty and fall-related injuries present two of the biggest threats to older people's functioning and quality of life. The Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques (FICSIT) trials represent a set of eight different clinical trials concerning physical frailty and injuries in later life. This report documents the history and organization of the trials and provides an overview of the measures being collected at multiple sites and the analytic strategies to be used for multi-site investigations.

Main Organization:
Division of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute on Aging

PubMed:
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