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Use of Tele-Exercise for Translating an Evidence-Based Fall-Prevention Program for Older Adults in West Virginia

NCT03714100 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2020-10-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

West Virginia (WV) has a critical need for resources to reach more of its older adults with fall-prevention programming. The Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® (TJQMBB) program is an evidence-based, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-approved, community-delivered, physical activity fall-prevention intervention for older adults. The program is efficacious and effective in reducing falls in older adults, and has been translated into clinical and community settings. Programs delivered in one setting; however, may not automatically translate to others.

Using telehealth technology to deliver exercise classes (i.e. tele-exercise) is one alternative to the traditional, face-to-face, group exercise classes where the instructor and participants are in the same room. We propose delivering tele-TJQMBB to older adults using a computer, television, and the internet. This delivery mode will allow us to recruit instructors from any location (e.g., urban areas), and with possibly more experience, yet still reach older adults in communities without instructors.

Conditions

  • Accidental Falls

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance

Participants will attend one-hour Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance classes twice a week for 16-weeks. Groups of participants will gather at a local community site that has videoconferencing capabilities. The instructor will be teaching the class from a different location via a live video feed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • West Virginia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dina L Jones, PT, PhD · West Virginia University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-01
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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