Home versus centre-based rehabilitation of older community dwelling fallers

Domiciliary versus centre-based rehabilitation of older community dwellers: Randomised trial with economic evaluation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000056695

Enrollment

156

Registered

2005-08-01

Start date

2005-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Centre-based service: Group balance, functional training, education and upper limb training interventions for 2 hours once per week for 8 weeks. 3 modules: 1.Warm-up of modified Tai Chi, workstations of balance and lower limb strengthening exercises. 2. Verbal education and discussion group covers topics of falls prevention, promoting physical activity, National Nutritional Guidelines, relaxation, stress management, future planning. 3. Upper limb strengthening and functional activities

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Informed consent from patient directly or next of kin if patient previously demonstrated cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination score < 23 / 30).12. Availability of transportation to QEII hospital or Inala Community Health Centre sites.

Exclusion criteria

Nursing home resident, Non-ambulant.

Outcome results