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NCT number NCT02696668
Other study ID # KingsCL
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received February 25, 2016
Last updated March 8, 2017
Start date May 1, 2017
Est. completion date March 1, 2020

Study information

Verified date March 2017
Source King's College London
Contact Marousa Pavlou, PhD
Phone 02078486328
Email marousa.pavlou@kcl.ac.uk
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study's main aim is to compare the effect of a modified FaME vs. a multisensory balance exercise programme on falls risk, balance confidence and quality of life in older adults who fall or at risk of falling when implemented in a group setting.


Description:

Falls in older adults have a major impact on health, morbidity and mortality and have significant cost implications to healthcare providers (Alexander et al., 1992, Tinetti and Williams, 1998, Davis et al., 2010). Government legislation states targeted multifactorial falls rehabilitation programmes should be provided to older adult fallers (Excellence, 2013). The FaME programme, a group based rehabilitation programme is reported effective for improving balance and walking speed, and reducing the number of falls, chance of hospitalization, institutionalization, and death, and fear of falling (Skelton et al., 2005, Yeung et al., 2014). Sensory integration and re-weighting of peripheral sensory information from visual, somatosensory, and vestibular (i.e. inner ear) systems play an important role in maintaining balance (Horak, 2006). However, until recently no studies had incorporated vestibular exercises into falls rehabilitation programmes and therefore, the efficacy of this type of multisensory balance programme in older adult fallers was unknown.

A recent study showed that a programme combining the widely used modified OTAGO falls rehabilitation programme with multisensory balance exercises was feasible in older adult fallers and may have a greater beneficial effect on balance, gait, and falls risk compared to the OTAGO programme in isolation (Liston et al., 2014). However, multisensory rehabilitation targeting sensory integration and re-weighting which is crucial for postural control is not addressed in current guidelines. To develop the best programme for fall prevention, understanding the complexity of postural control and defining a specified exercise programme targeting essential systems is required. The FaME programme includes certain multisensory balance exercises, but these are introduced only in the latter phase of the programme. This study's main aim is to compare the effect of a modified FaME vs. a multisensory balance exercise programme on falls risk, balance confidence and quality of life in older adults who fall or at risk of falling when implemented in a group setting.

Research questions:

Primary research question:

Does exposure to multisensory balance rehabilitation provide better outcome in balance confidence, falls risk and quality of life in older adult who fall or are at risk of falling compared to the modified FaME programme?

Secondary research questions:

1. What is the long term effect of a multisensory balance rehabilitation programme vs. the modified FaME on all outcome measure scores and falls rate?

2. Is there a relationship between baseline cognitive function, vestibular function and intervention outcome?

3. Can vestibular dysfunction be effectively screened for in a community setting?

Study design:

This study will be a single blinded randomised control study to investigate the effect of the multisensory balance rehabilitation programme vs. the modified FaME on falls risk, balance confidence and quality of life in older adults who fall or are at risk of falling. This study will have two arms provided within a community-based setting. This study will compare intervention outcome between participants receiving the modified FaME falls rehabilitation programme and those receiving multisensory balance rehabilitation exercises.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date March 1, 2020
Est. primary completion date December 1, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

Older adult 65 years old or older who have either experienced a fall or are at risk of falling (Timed Up and Go score >15 seconds) and have been referred by the assessing physiotherapist to a falls rehabilitation group class.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Older adults who have:

i) Cardiac syncope/pre-syncope ii) Postural hypotension iii) A Mini Mental State score of <24/30. ii) Diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment ii) Acute illness iii) Side effects of medication or drug intoxication iv) Evident musculo-skeletal or neurological deficit that is likely to contribute to postural instability

2. Any individual with poor written/spoken English will not be included in the study due to the need to complete multiple questionnaires.

3. Individuals with a known history of epilepsy in the last one year or currently experiencing migraine will not be included in this study due to the use of optokinetic stimuli.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
modified FaME
Group based exercise classes one hour weekly for 16 weeks. Each exercise class will have 8-10 participants and two instructors. The components of the FaME programme include specific falls management strategies, such as bone loading, gait, dynamic posture, balance, reaction and co-ordination training, functional floor activities to improve coping skills and confidence.
Multisensory
Group based exercise classes one hour weekly for 16 weeks. Each exercise class will have 8-10 participants and two instructors.Participants will receive an initial assessment by the research physiotherapists to determine the most appropriate interventions for each participant. Interventions used will include: Limits of stability training with eyes open / eyes closed Self induced movement strategies with eyes open / eyes closed Gaze stability exercises in sitting / standing / walking Sensory integration Habituation exercises

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
King's College London Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Cantab Dementia Battery A validated computerized cognitive assessment system for measuring the severity of cognitive impairment in patients with prodromal Alzheimer's disease and those functioning within the dementia range Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks
Primary Functional Gait Assessment A 10-item test assesses complex gait tasks such as walking with head turns or stepping over an obstacle Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks
Secondary Timed Up and Go test A validated test of balance used to examine functional mobility. Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks
Secondary Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test A validated test designed to assess multiple aspects of postural control systems that may contribute to poor functional balance in adults Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks
Secondary Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale A validated self-report scale to assess balance confidence in daily activities Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks
Secondary Falls Efficacy Scale - International A validated self-report measure of fear of falling that assesses both easy and difficult physical and social activities Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks
Secondary Environmental Analysis of Mobility Questionnaire A validated self-report scale to assess the relationship between characteristics of the physical environment and mobility disability Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 32 weeks and one year
Secondary Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A self-report scale to assess anxiety and depression symptom. Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 32 weeks and one year
Secondary EQ-5D self-report questionnaire A standardised measure of health outcome. Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 32 weeks and one year
Secondary Vestibular Symptom Scale A validated self-report scale to assess common vestibular symptoms (i.e. giddiness) and autonomic/somatic anxiety symptoms. Baseline (prior to start of intervention), 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 32 weeks and one year
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