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Aquatic Exercise and Efficacy Enhancement to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults With Hip Osteoarthritis

NCT00289458 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 79

Last updated 2010-08-03

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Summary

The objective of this project is to determine the effect of aquatic exercise and aquatic exercise combined with an education program on decreasing fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis. The hypothesis is that aquatic exercise will improve function, strength and balance and the addition of the education session will enhance confidence in movement.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

exercise

A community aquatic exercise program designed for older adults to improve balance, strength and mobility to decrease the risk of falls.

BEHAVIORAL

2

Same as 1 with the addition of a 1/week educational group program to improve confidence in movement, learn about fall risk and fall prevention and the rationale for the exercises to decrease fall risk.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

no exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cathy M Arnold, MSc · University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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