Improving physical balance, strength, and exercise adherence in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling: a randomized controlled trial comparing combined community-based group and home exercise programs to home-based exercise alone

Improving physical balance, strength, and exercise adherence in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling a randomized controlled trial comparing combined community-based group and home exercise programs to home-based exercise alone

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20240704012

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-04

Start date

2021-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

This study conduct in volunteers age 65 years and older with fall risk elderly falls

Interventions

Group exercise at community center with self -individual exercise at home,Original fall prevention exercise

Experimental Other,No Intervention Other

combined group and home-based exercise (GHE),home-based exercise (HE)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants age 65 years or older and living in urban community 2.Have a fall risk base on time up and go test (TUGT) as more than 12 seconds (Area under curve: 0.969) 3.Able to good communication 4.No regular exercise in the past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Hearing and vision impairments 2. Cognitive function impairment base on Thai Mini Mental State Examination (TMMSE) as more or equal 17 scores (0 to 17 scores define equivalent to primary school) 3. Inability to exercise due to contraindication 4. Movement disability 5. Mental illness 6. Using drugs including antidepressant, sedative, antipsychotics

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time up and go test 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The test measures the time needed to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk 3 meters, turn around, return to chair, stop timing after sit down again and record time (second)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
one-leg stand test 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The participants stand with maintain on one leg without support with open eyes , stop timing after participant has placing the lifted foot on the floor and record time (second),5 times sit to stand test 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The participants sitting to standing on a standard height chair without supported their arms and repeat this 5 time and Stop timing after sit down on chair of last times and record time (second),10-meter walk test 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The participant walks without assistance 10 meters. The stop timing when the toes of the leading foot crosses the 7-meter mark and record time (second).,falls efficacy scale international 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The questionnaire contains 16 items scored on a four-point scale and indicates about falling.,Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) the SF-36 has 36 items grouped in 8 dimensions: physical functioning, physical and emotional limitations, social functioning, bodily pain, general and mental health.,exercise adherence 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) Public health volunteers is recording adherence data of participants for home-based exercise program	—

Measure

Time frame

one-leg stand test 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The participants stand with maintain on one leg without support with open eyes , stop timing after participant has placing the lifted foot on the floor and record time (second),5 times sit to stand test 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The participants sitting to standing on a standard height chair without supported their arms and repeat this 5 time and Stop timing after sit down on chair of last times and record time (second),10-meter walk test 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The participant walks without assistance 10 meters. The stop timing when the toes of the leading foot crosses the 7-meter mark and record time (second).,falls efficacy scale international 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) The questionnaire contains 16 items scored on a four-point scale and indicates about falling.,Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) the SF-36 has 36 items grouped in 8 dimensions: physical functioning, physical and emotional limitations, social functioning, bodily pain, general and mental health.,exercise adherence 5 min (Outcome variables will be measured at baseline and after 8-week program (post-test 1) and 24-week program (post-test 2) Public health volunteers is recording adherence data of participants for home-based exercise program

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Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSupansa Srikong

Mahasarakham municipality

kwang_pttu@hotmail.com0611494264

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026