NCT04205448

Fall Prevention Study Among Seniors in Bomlo

Early Identification and Intervention in Risk of Falling Among Seniors i Bomlo Municipality

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kjersti Helen Folleso · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Recruiting seniors age 65-85 at risk of falling in Bomlo municipality. Clinical tests performed by physiotherapist. If risk of falling is confirmed, participants will be randomized to either intervention group with fall-preventing exercize program or to a control group. Follow-up over 5 years.

Detailed description

Participants randomized to either exercise group or control group. Tests for balance and strength performed by physiotherapist at inclusion, and after three and six months and one year for both groups. Further follow-up and further inclusion of participants had to be terminated due to the pandemic in Mach 2020, when group activities were no longer allowed.

Conditions

• Fall

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Physical exercize	10 weeks group exercize followed by community-based voluntary exercize

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-01
• Primary completion: 2020-03-31
• Completion: 2021-01-25
• First posted: 2019-12-19
• Last updated: 2021-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway