Balance Impairment and Falls Risk in People With Lower Limb Arthritis, and Can These be Improved With Exercise?

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Study Completion Date

2007-04-30

Brief Summary

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Arthritis has been reported as a risk factor for falls. Few studies have investigated the effect of balance training on balance performance in women with lower limb arthritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a four-month individualised home exercise programme in improving gait stability and balance for women with arthritis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Balance Exercises

Home based balance exercises based on Otago Exercise programme

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Lower limb osteoarthritis or lower limb rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

Participants were excluded if they:

* Did not have lower limb arthritis,
* Were bed bound,
* Had additional co-morbidities that confer risk of falls (such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, history of cardiac syncope, epilepsy),
* Had undergone lower limb surgery within the previous twelve months, and/or
* Had synvisc or a corticosteroid injection within the last six months.

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Principal Investigators

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Keith Hill, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Ageing Research Institue, Australia

Locations

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National Ageing Research Institute

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Countries

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Australia

Other Identifiers

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98765

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id