Fall Prevention Study Among Seniors in Bomlo

Kjersti Helen Folleso

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fall

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical exercize

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04205448

BK-KS01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recruiting seniors age 65-85 at risk of falling in Bomlo municipality. Clinical tests performed by physiotherapist. If risk of falling is confirmed, participants will be randomized to either intervention group with fall-preventing exercize program or to a control group. Follow-up over 5 years.

Full description

Participants randomized to either exercise group or control group. Tests for balance and strength performed by physiotherapist at inclusion, and after three and six months and one year for both groups. Further follow-up and further inclusion of participants had to be terminated due to the pandemic in Mach 2020, when group activities were no longer allowed.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 65-85, home-dwellers in Bomlo municipality, capable of following up group-exercize, informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Serious illness, in need of walking-aid indoors, moderate to severe cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercize group

Experimental group

Description:

10 weeks of physical exercise. Testing of strength and balance.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical exercize

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Testing of strength and balance.