A Digital Balance Program With Comparison Group

Hinge Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Falls

Treatments: Behavioral: Balance Program; Other: Educational Reading Content

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT06868680

20240129

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research study evaluates a digital musculoskeletal care program specifically focused on balance improvement and falls prevention. The primary goal is to determine if the program results in fewer falls compared to a comparison condition where people will get educational/information articles on falls prevention. Study participants are asked to participate in their assigned condition and complete surveys throughout the study.

Full description

The digital Balance Program is accessible through a smartphone or tablet and includes tailored exercise therapy, educational content spanning a variety of topics related to balance improvement and fall prevention, a personalized clinical approach to improving balance, and access to a board-certified health coach and physical therapist. The comparison group consists of a series of emailed articles on falls prevention. In addition to participating in the assigned condition, participants are asked to answer surveys that ask questions related to your balance, mental health, demographic information, and lifestyle. The surveys are sent before, during and at the end of the program.

Enrollment: 687 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• had an email account and owned a smartphone
• had a moderate-high fall risk based on the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) questionnaire (≥ 4 points)

Exclusion criteria

• undergone musculoskeletal surgery within three months prior to recruitment
• a history of opioid, alcohol, or drug abuse within the last year
• a diagnosis of cognitive, behavioral, neurologic, or psychiatric disorders
• any contraindication for light physical activity as directed by the prospective participant's doctor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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687 participants in 2 patient groups

Balance Program

Experimental group

Description:

A digital program of exercise therapy, access to physical therapist and health coach, and educational articles on falls prevention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Balance Program

Comparison Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Shared educational content on falls prevention and the importance of balance.

Treatment:

Other: Educational Reading Content