ALERT-ED: Awareness and Linkage to Resources for At-Risk Emergency Department Patients

Conditions

• High Fall Risk

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

65 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• ALERT-ED — BEHAVIORAL
  Patient receives link to the Livi Chatbot in After Visit Summary

Study Details

Falls are the leading reason for injury-related emergency department (ED) visits in older adults with high rates of ED revisits for falls. Evidence-based fall prevention programs can reduce falls by 30%, but older adults commonly describe limited awareness of resources. Currently, all UCHealth ED patients receive fall risk screening on ED arrival, but patients are rarely made aware of their screening results or referred to resources. To address this gap, our team developed ALERT-ED, an intervention where study patients receive automated notification of fall risk screening results and referral via Livi to evidence-based fall prevention programs near their homes. If ALERT-ED is successful, we will demonstrate that UCHealth can improve patient health via pragmatic, automated notification of screening results and referral to resources. Although we designed ALERT-ED to intervene on fall risk in EDs, the intervention could be used for other health concerns central to UCHealth's mission including for patients seeking care for transplants, cancer, brain health, or orthopedic concerns.

Key Dates

Start date

Jan 19, 2026

Status verified

Dec 2025

Primary completion

Mar 31, 2027

Completion

Jul 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

20,700 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• No Intervention: Receives online educational recourses
• Experimental: ALERT-ED
  Patient receives link to the Livi Chatbot in After Visit Summary

Primary Outcome Measure

Rate of fall-related ED visits [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts

• Elizabeth M Goldberg, MD, ScM
  3037244712
  [email protected]
• Kathryn Erickson, MS
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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