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NCT00323596 Clinical Trial

Trial of a Home Based Strength and Balance Retraining Program in Reducing Falls Risk Factors

Falls Clinical Trial

Official title:
Action Seniors!: A 12-month Randomized Controlled Trial of a Home Based Strength and Balance Retraining Program in Reducing Falls Risk Factors

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00323596
Other study ID # C04-0171
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received May 8, 2006
Last updated October 23, 2009
Start date September 2004
Est. completion date December 2008

Study information
Verified date October 2009
Source University of British Columbia
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Canada: Health Canada
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Action Seniors!: A 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial of a Home Based Strength and Balance Retraining Program in Reducing Falls Risk Factors

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 71
Est. completion date December 2008
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 70 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

Aged 70 years and older, present to a health care provider with a fall, mini mental state exam of at least 24

Exclusion Criteria:

Progressive neurological condition, medical condition precluding participation in physical activity, residing in a nursing home/extended care facility

Study Design

N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• physical activity program of strength and balance retraining
Unspecified

Locations
Country Name City State
Canada Dept. of Family Practice, UBC Vancouver British Columbia

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of British Columbia Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Falls Risk Factors as measured by the Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) and its five components (vision, reaction time, knee extension strength, proprioception, sway) 12 months No
Secondary Fear of falling, cost, injurious falls, Physiologic Profile Assessment (overall score and subcomponents), cognitive performance based on standard neuropsychological tests, and everyday function. All measured at 6 and 12 months 12 months No
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