Status:
UNKNOWN
Implementing an Evidence-based Exercise Program to Reduce Falls in Community-dwelling Older Adults (Otago)
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Vancouver General Hospital
Conditions:
Old Age; Debility
Fall
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Falls are a major health care problem for seniors. The Otago Exercise Program, which consists of strength and balance training delivered by a physiotherapist, can reduce falls in this population. We w...
Detailed Description
Falls are a major health care problem for older adults (i.e., those aged ≥ 65 years) and health care systems. Falls account for 50% of injury-related admissions to hospital, 40% of admissions to nursi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria (Older Adults):
- over 70 years of age
- self-report a non-syncopal fall corroborated by an informant, in the previous six months
- are able to walk three meters with or without an assistive device
- have a Mini-Mental State Examination score \> 24/30
- have a Physiological Profile Assessment composite score of at least 1.0 standard deviation above age-normative value or have a Timed Up and Go test \> 15 seconds, or had one additional non-syncopal fall in the previous 12 months
- live in an area served by Vancouver Coastal Health
- understand, speak, and read English proficiently
- have access to a mobile device
- are willing to have their OEP sessions audio-recorded
- able to provide written informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria (Older Adults):
- people not meeting the criteria above
- Inclusion Criteria (Physiotherapists):
- willing to participate in training on the OEP
- complete the BAP training
- be audio-recorded during the OEP sessions
- be randomized to the OEP group with coaching or without coaching
- Exclusion Criteria (Physiotherapists):
- not willing to participate in the above criteria
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
360 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04851405
Start Date
September 1 2021
End Date
September 1 2024
Last Update
May 26 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Arthritis Research Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Y 3P2