NCT06823882

Practicing Getting Up From the Floor to Reduce Fear of Falling and Improve Floor-Rise Ability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study

The Impact of Floor-rise Training on Fear of Falling and Independent Floor-rise Ability in Older Adults Living in the Community: A Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial With Multiple Methods.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 61 (actual)
• Sponsor: Glasgow Caledonian University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Goal: This pilot study aims to determine whether practicing getting down to and standing up from the floor reduces fear of falling (FoF) and improves older adults' ability to complete this task. The study compares this to a control group that watches educational videos on the same topic. This practice is referred to as Floor-Rise Training (FRT). Main Questions: 1. Can a short FRT intervention reduce fear of falling? 2. Can a short FRT intervention improve the ability to rise from kneeling, sitting, and lying positions? 3. Does watching an instructional video on FRT improve fear of falling or floor-rise ability? Study Design: Researchers will compare: * A group receiving 20 minutes of FRT weekly for 5 weeks. * A control group watching FRT videos followed by discussions over the same period. Changes in floor-rise ability and FoF will be assessed to determine the effectiveness of FRT. Participants: Participants will be recruited from five Otago exercise classes (a falls prevention program without FRT) in Renfrewshire. Each class will be randomly assigned to either: * The FRT intervention group (3 classes). * The control group (2 classes) watching videos that include an FRT demonstration. Participants will complete questionnaires (to assess FoF) and timed floor-rise tests before and after the intervention. Some may also be invited to focus groups to share their experiences with the intervention, videos and with our recruitment procedures.

Conditions

• Fear of Falling
• Floor-Rise Ability
• Falls
• Post-Fall Recovery
• Older Adults (65 Years and Older)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Floor-Rise Training	Practicing getting up from the floor using the Backward Chaining Method (BCM) for 20 minutes per week for 5 weeks
BEHAVIORAL	Video Demonstration	Watching a 20-min video on floor-rise technique and over 5 weeks, with discussions. This video explains how to get up safely from the floor and how to practice.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-15
• Primary completion: 2024-03-01
• Completion: 2024-03-19
• First posted: 2025-02-12
• Last updated: 2025-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom