The Senior Step Study How Elderly Help Themselves Maximally Forward
NCT ID: NCT01792180
Last Updated: 2018-08-29
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
150 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-01-31
2017-04-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The researchers expect that elderly in the intervention group will be more aware of their own mobility and fall risk, and will therefore experience more autonomy, better mental wellbeing, and better quality of life. We expect this to reflect in less demands made on healthcare by the elderly.
150 elderly living at home, in a home for the elderly, and elderly who regularly attend activities in a community home, are asked to participate in the study. During the six months of the study, subjects will receive weekly telephone calls from the computerized falls telephone. The intervention group will measure their normal gait speed measured over 4 meters, using the mobility feedback device once a week, and use the feedback given by this mobility feedback device to perform exercises from the instruction book. Activity diaries allow them to register the type and duration of the exercises.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control group
No intervention besides weekly telephone calls from the computerized falls telephone system
No interventions assigned to this group
Intervention group
Weekly use of the mobility feedback device, use of instruction book with every day exercises, use of activity diary in intervention group.
Mobility feedback device with use of instruction book
Weekly use of the mobility feedback device to measure gait speed. Two infrared sensors will be placed in the line of walking, a photo frame containing a display, symbols and lights will tell the participant when and how to perform the test. Gait speed is shown on the display and will serve as feedback to the participant. Participant can use their gait speed to decide which exercises from the instruction book he performs. Participants will be asked to keep an activity diary.
Interventions
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Mobility feedback device with use of instruction book
Weekly use of the mobility feedback device to measure gait speed. Two infrared sensors will be placed in the line of walking, a photo frame containing a display, symbols and lights will tell the participant when and how to perform the test. Gait speed is shown on the display and will serve as feedback to the participant. Participant can use their gait speed to decide which exercises from the instruction book he performs. Participants will be asked to keep an activity diary.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Subjects who experienced at least 1 fall in the previous 12 months
* Subjects who can walk independently or with a walking aid
* Informed consent on the basis of Dutch legislation (WMO)
* During the study subjects cannot participate in a falls prevention course
Exclusion Criteria
* Subjects not able to understand and remember simple Dutch instructions
* Subjects not capable of using the falls telephone, and do not have an informal caregiver who can answer the falls telephone for them
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
OTHER
Radboud University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Marcel Olde Rikkert
Prof dr
Principal Investigators
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Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Prof PhD MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Radboud University Medical Center
Locations
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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Nr. 60-61900-98-449
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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