Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01029171
Action Seniors! Exercise to Prevent Falls
"Action Seniors!: A 12 Month Randomized Controlled Trial of a Home Based Strength and Balance Retraining Program in Reducing Falls.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 344 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This study will be a randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of the Otago Exercise Program (OEP) on falls among seniors with a history of falls.
Detailed description
A total of 344 community-dwelling adults aged 70 years and older who are referred to a falls clinic secondary to seeking medical attention due to a fall will be randomized to either the 12-month OEP group or usual care. There will be three measurement sessions: baseline, 6 months, and 12 months.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Home-based balance and strength retraining exercise program. | A 12-month home-based balance and strength restraining program delivered by a physical therapist |
| BEHAVIORAL | control; usual care | Usual care as prescribed by geriatrician. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-07-01
- Completion
- 2018-07-01
- First posted
- 2009-12-09
- Last updated
- 2018-10-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01029171. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.