Prevention of falls network europe (PROFANE)

Project Information

PROFANE

Grant agreement ID: QLK6-CT-2002-02705

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2003

End date 31 August 2007

Funded under

• Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Total cost € 1 988 075,00

EU contribution € 1 950 047,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
United Kingdom

Objective

PROFANE is a thematic network with 28 partners focusing on the issue of prevention of falls and improvement of postural stability amongst elderly people. It comprises 4 work packages
1) taxonomy and co-ordination of trials
2) clinical assessment and management
3) assessment of balance function
4) psychological aspects of falling. The aim is to bring together workers from around Europe to focus on aeries of tasks required to develop multi-factorial prevention programmes aimed at reducing the incidence of falls and fractures amongst elderly people. The work of PROFANE is practical. It will advance the science but it will also aim to change health care procedures to introduce best practice widely across Europe. Each work package will undertake a series of workshops bringing together experts and observers around specific topics. The network will conduct two network meetings to synthesise work from packages and mount a website to disseminate information.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-6. - Key action The Ageing Population and Disabilities

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

THN - Thematic network contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Stopford Building, Oxford Road ; M13 9PT MANCHESTER ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (19)

AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: St Antoni Maria Claret, 171 ; 08041 BARCELONA
• Total cost: No data

BETHANIEN KRANKENHAUS - GERIATRISCHES ZENTRUM GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rohrbacherstrasse, 149 ; 69126 HEIDELBERG
• Total cost: No data

BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bispebjerk Bakke 23 ; 2400 KOEPENHAGEN
• Total cost: No data

HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 69495 PIERRE-BENITE
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JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Sniadeckich ; 31531 CRACOW
• Total cost: No data

KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: East Dulwich Grove ; SE22 8PT LONDON
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LUND UNIVERSITY

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lund University Hospital ; 221 85 LUND
• Total cost: No data

METITUR OY

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Heinamaentie, 7 ; 40 250 JYVASKYLA
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NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kat Hosptial ; 14561 KIFISIA / ATHINA
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REGIONE TOSCANA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazza XX Settembre 13 ; 56028 SAN MINIATO
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UNIVERSITY OF KUOPIO

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Savilahdentie 1 ; 70211 KUOPIO
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANE

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BFSH 2 ; 1015 LAUSANNE
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UNIVERSITY OF MAASTRICHT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universiteitssingel 40 ; 6200 MD MAASTRICHT
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UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Queen Victoria Road ; NE1 4LP NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University of Southampton, Highfield ; SO17 1BJ SOUTHAMPTON
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UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 4,Medisiinarinkatu 3 ; 33014 TAMPERE
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UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lemminkaisenkatu, 1 ; 20014 TURKU / ABO
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UNIVERSITY OF ULM

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Zollernring 26 ; 89073 ULM
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UNIVERSITY OF UMEAA

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universitetsomraadet ; 901 87 UMEAA
• Total cost: No data