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Assessment and Referral Versus Exercise in Primary Prevention of Falls: PA Healthy Steps Program

Distorted; Balance Clinical Trial

Official title:
Assessment and Referral Versus Exercise in Primary Prevention of Falls: PA Healthy Steps Program

Clinical Trial Summary

Older adults at high risk of falls will complete the PA Healthy Steps program. This program will be implemented by research staff who will follow the training manual and implement the program as it was designed to assess the effectiveness of the program. Participants will then be randomly assigned to three arms: (i) Follow-up only; (ii) Falls case management, in which adherence to physician and home safety assessments will be facilitated; and (iii) Healthy Steps in Motion, a 4-week group exercise program designed to complement Healthy Steps. All participants will be followed monthly for 6 months through personal and automated telephone interview protocols to ascertain falls and injuries.

Clinical Trial Description

This falls prevention program is offered in 11 senior housing sites. Trained instructors from the research team provide the Healthy Steps in Motion exercise classes. Participants provide a signed form indicating physician clearance for participation. Falls case management involves monthly calls to speak with participants about home safety checks, perceived risk for falls, and physician contact or other visits to health care professionals to reduce falls risk.

This study is a pilot. The research team is interested in participation and adherence, as well as the primary outcome of falls incidence. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT01552551
Study type Interventional
Source University of Pittsburgh
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date May 2012
Completion date June 2013
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