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Evaluating Technology-Based Fall Prevention Interventions

NCT03190460 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-06-07

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Summary

Approximately one in three older adults fall annually and it is the primary cause of traumatic injury in older adults. While exercise and balance programs have been shown to be effective in reducing fall risk, maintaining behavior change is known to be difficult. Thus additional interventions need to be validated to add to our current armamentarium to reduce falls in older adults. Cognitive training (CT) involves exercises that target specific cognitive tasks, such as memory or processing speed. It has been speculated that routinely performing such tasks may increase functional ability. Recent work has pointed to an increased risk of falls in community-dwelling older adults who have alterations in specific cognitive tasks. Thus the purpose of the proposed study is to demonstrate the feasibility and to explore the effectiveness of a 16 week CT intervention to reduce risk and incidence of fall and improve outcomes up to 1 month post-intervention in a group of community dwelling older adults at risk for fall.

Conditions

  • Falls (Accidents) in Old Age

Interventions

OTHER

Cognitive Training

Web-based cognitive training intervention targeting specific cognitive tasks. Subjects complete 3 training sessions per week with at least 24 hours in between sessions.

OTHER

Technology-based Education

Subjects complete 16 web-based educational modules on healthy aging content. Following each module, subjects complete a learning reflection.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Hilaire Thompson · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-15
Primary Completion
2019-01-31
Completion
2019-02-28

Countries

  • United States

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