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Podiatry Intervention to Reduce Falls in Elderly Care Trial (PIRFECT)

NCT02178527 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2015-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is an exploratory pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) to investigate the effects of a multifaceted podiatry intervention designed to reduce falls in care homes. The investigators hypothesise that the intervention will reduce the high falls rates present in care homes for older people, compared to usual care.

The results will inform the sample size calculation for a full-scale definitive RCT

Conditions

  • Accidental Falls

Interventions

OTHER

Foot and ankle exercises, foot orthoses, footwear provision

Participants in the intervention group will receive orthoses and footwear as part of the study. The research team will train care home staff in the provision of foot and ankle exercises. The exercise protocol states that exercises will be carried out 3 times per week for 12 weeks.

OTHER

Usual Care

Usual general podiatry care provded by UK National Health Service

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Stirling

    collaborator OTHER

  • La Trobe University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Dundee

    collaborator OTHER

  • NHS Tayside

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Gavin H Wylie, MSc · NHS (National Health Service) Tayside / University of Dundee

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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