Status:
COMPLETED
The Senior Step Study How Elderly Help Themselves Maximally Forward
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Conditions:
Self-management for Mobility Improvement in the Elderly
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The Senior Step Study investigates whether feedback given by a mobility feedback device in combination with an instruction book containing every day exercises, motivates elderly to exercise more. By e...
Detailed Description
Falling is an important problem among community-dwelling elderly. The number of falls and concomitant health costs will rise within an aging population. Fall related injuries and fear of falling decre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects of 70 years and over
- Subjects who experienced at least 1 fall in the previous 12 months
- Subjects who can walk independently or with a walking aid
- Informed consent on the basis of Dutch legislation (WMO)
- During the study subjects cannot participate in a falls prevention course
Exclusion
- Subjects not able to speak Dutch
- Subjects not able to understand and remember simple Dutch instructions
- Subjects not capable of using the falls telephone, and do not have an informal caregiver who can answer the falls telephone for them
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01792180
Start Date
January 1 2013
End Date
April 1 2017
Last Update
August 29 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6500 HB