NCT06931067

OTAGO Exercise Program and Motivational Interviewing

Health Behavior Change for Fall Prevention

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 120 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to see if OTAGO instructors, who have been trained in a special communication method called motivational interviewing, can help older adults start and stick with the OTAGO exercise program. The results will help guide future research on how behavior change techniques can support other fall prevention strategies.

Detailed description

The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and impact of OTAGO instructors who are trained in motivational interviewing communication approach to facilitate older adult's uptake of the OTAGO exercises. This study will create the basis for future trials that will explore the impact of behavior change interventions on other fall prevention strategies. We propose a single-arm quasi-experimental trial with older adults with high fall risks. The study intervention consists of OTAGO visits by study staff (MI-trained OTAGO instructor) over 6 months to improve older adults' engagement in fall prevention behaviors with a focus on OTAGO exercises. Participants will be followed for additional 6 months for the total study duration of 12 months.

Conditions

• Fall Risk Factors
• Physical Activity
• Engagement, Patient
• Community-dwelling Older Adults

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	OTAGO Exercise Program with motivational interviewing	OTAGO exercise home visits will be offered 7 times with 2 phone-based check-ins during the 6-month period. As part of OTAGO home visits, participants will receive OTAGO exercise instruction and MI. Each home visit will be approximately an hour.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-20
• Primary completion: 2026-02-01
• Completion: 2026-02-01
• First posted: 2025-04-16
• Last updated: 2025-04-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States