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Fall Prevention Among Community Living Elderly

NCT01705912 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 148

Last updated 2012-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess effects of a home exercise program, supervised by assistant nurses with the aim of preventing falls.

Community living persons 65 years of age or older having a risk of falling were invited to participate. Participants were randomized to either training or control.

The training program was individually designed by a physiotherapist and the 5-month program performance was supervised in the partcipants home by eight home visits from an assistant nurse.

All participants received a visit from an occupational therapist who assessed the home and, if necessary, gave advice.

Conditions

  • Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control

Interventions

OTHER

Complete intervention

The basic intervention, an occupational therapist assessed the home environment and gave advice, if necessary. Then participants were assessed by a physiotherapist concerning health and function pre and post intervention. The intervention consisted of an individually designed home exercise program aiming at improving balance, muscle strength and walking ability. The program, which was made by the physiotherapist, should be performed three times a week. A minimum of 30 minutes of walking per week was recommended, encouring further walking on an individual basis. An assistant nurse made eight home visits to supervise, help and encourage performance of activities.

OTHER

Basic intervention

The basic interventions was an occupational therapist assessed the home environment and gave advice, if necessary. Then participants were assessed by a physiotherapist concerning health and function pre and post intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Örebro County Council

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Örebro University, Sweden

    collaborator OTHER

  • Gunilla Fahlstrom

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Gunilla Fahlstrom, PhD · Örebro County Council

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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