The Effects of a Home-Based Fall Prevention Program on Community-Dwelling Elderly's Fall Risk Category

Fall Risk Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of a Home-Based Fall Prevention Program on Community-Dwelling Elderly's Fall Risk Category

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06373276
• Other study ID #: 1511
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 15, 2024
• Est. completion date: May 2024

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Metro Physical Therapy
• Contact: dilshaad vad, DPT, MSPT
• Phone: 9174782444
• Email: dilshaad.vad[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary goal of this dissertation study is to determine if a home-based multiplanar balance training program with electronic assistance, will be effective in reducing one's fall risk category.

Hypothesis: After 12 weeks, there will be a statistically significant decrease in the fall risk category for individuals in a home-based multiplanar balance training and educational program with electronic assistance as compared to no change in the fall risk category for individuals in an educational control group with electronic assistance Hypothesis: To determine if an individual's fear of falling is lower following a home-based multiplanar balance training and educational program, with electronic assistance as compared to no change in fear of falling following an educational control group with electronic assistance post-intervention.

Hypothesis: An individual's quality of life will improve following a home-based multiplanar balance training and educational program, with electronic assistance as compared to no change in the quality of life following an educational control group with electronic assistance post-intervention.

Hypothesis: Adherence and feasibility will be greater with a home-based multiplanar balance training program, with electronic assistance as compared to a control group with electronic assistance.

Hypothesis: There will be a statistically significant inverse relationship between an individual's fear of falling and their fall risk category.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: May 2024
• Est. primary completion date: April 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Age of 65 years or older

• Able to transfer and walk independently at least 10 feet without an assistive device

• Living independently (defined as transferring independently and perform activities of daily life independently) in a home, or condo in the community

• Maintain a single legged stance greater than or equal to 2 seconds and less than or equal to 10 seconds bilaterally

• A Mini-Cog test (a tool that assesses signs for dementia) score of 3 or greater (appendix IV)

• Possession of an I-Phone less than 7 years old

• Able to start within 2 weeks of enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Unable to comprehend spoken English or communicate verbally in English

• Diagnosis of a central neurological disease

• Diagnosis of cognitive disease

• Surgery or hospitalization within the last 6 months

• Active cancer and/or undergoing current treatment

• Current utilization of a trainer

• Current utilization of a physical therapist for gait, balance, or lower extremity issues

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall Risk

Intervention

Other:
• multiplanar balance training exercise with education
7 minute daily balance training exercises

Behavioral:
• education only
5 educational broshures

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Metro PT	New York	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dilshaad Basrai Vad

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Timed up and Go Test measured in Seconds	walk 10 feet, turn around and walk back to start position	1 minute
Primary	3 stage balance test measured in seconds	tandem gait stance measured up to 10 seconds	20 seconds
Primary	30-second chair stand measured in repeitions	Stand up from chair, sit back down and repeat for 30 seconds	40 seconds