Prevention of Falls in Older Adults by Specific and Progressive Balance Training (BETA)

Karolinska Institute

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Quality of Life

Treatments: Other: Specific and progressive balance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03464825

K2011-69P-20908-02-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

Three months of balance training with follow-up 6 and 12 months thereafter.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 60 years with either osteoporosis or Parkinsons disease

Exclusion criteria

• under 60 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Other group

Description:

Participants in the intervention group receive balance training during 3 months 3 times per week

Treatment:

Other: Specific and progressive balance training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Care as usual