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Balance Impairment and Falls Risk in People With Lower Limb Arthritis, and Can These be Improved With Exercise?

NCT00527189 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2007-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Arthritis has been reported as a risk factor for falls. Few studies have investigated the effect of balance training on balance performance in women with lower limb arthritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a four-month individualised home exercise programme in improving gait stability and balance for women with arthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Balance Exercises

Home based balance exercises based on Otago Exercise programme

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Melbourne Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Ageing Research Institute, Australia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Keith Hill, PhD · National Ageing Research Institue, Australia

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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