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

Conditions

Falls

Brief summary

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

Jehu DA, Davis JC, Madden K, Parmar N, Liu-Ambrose T.

2022-08-2311 citations

10.1007/s11136-022-03231-x

Baseline health-related quality of life predicts falls: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Davis JC, Hsu CL, Ghag C, Starkey SY, Jacova P, Dian L, Parmar N, Madden K, Liu-Ambrose T.

2022-07-071 citations

10.1007/s11136-022-03175-2

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PLoS ONE2022-04-206 citations

10.1371/journal.pone.0267247

Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Executive Function Performance in Older Adults Who Fall: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Deborah A. Jehu, Jennifer C. Davis, Kenneth Madden, Naaz Parmar, Teresa Liu‐Ambrose

Gerontology2021-10-1528 citations

10.1159/000518939

Exercise, Processing Speed, and Subsequent Falls: A Secondary Analysis of a 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial

Teresa Liu‐Ambrose, Jennifer C. Davis, Ryan S. Falck, John R. Best, Elizabeth Dao et al. (13 authors)

The Journals of Gerontology Series A2020-11-0915 citations

10.1093/gerona/glaa239

Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among Community-Dwelling High-Risk Older Adults After a Fall

Teresa Liu‐Ambrose, Jennifer C. Davis, John R. Best, Larry Dian, Kenneth Madden et al. (8 authors)

JAMA2019-06-04272 citations

10.1001/jama.2019.5795

Interventions

BEHAVIORALphysical activity program of strength and balance retraining

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
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

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
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

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed