Fall Prevention Study Among Seniors in Bomlo

NCT ID: NCT04205448

Last Updated: 2021-01-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-01

Study Completion Date

2021-01-25

Brief Summary

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Recruiting seniors age 65-85 at risk of falling in Bomlo municipality. Clinical tests performed by physiotherapist. If risk of falling is confirmed, participants will be randomized to either intervention group with fall-preventing exercize program or to a control group. Follow-up over 5 years.

Detailed Description

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Participants randomized to either exercise group or control group. Tests for balance and strength performed by physiotherapist at inclusion, and after three and six months and one year for both groups. Further follow-up and further inclusion of participants had to be terminated due to the pandemic in Mach 2020, when group activities were no longer allowed.

Conditions

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Fall

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

RCT
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Exercize group

10 weeks of physical exercise. Testing of strength and balance.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physical exercize

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10 weeks group exercize followed by community-based voluntary exercize

Control group

Testing of strength and balance.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Physical exercize

10 weeks group exercize followed by community-based voluntary exercize

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 65-85, home-dwellers in Bomlo municipality, capable of following up group-exercize, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Serious illness, in need of walking-aid indoors, moderate to severe cognitive impairment
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kjersti Helen Folleso

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kjersti Helen Folleso

Community physician

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kjetil A Gjoesaeter

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Bomlo Municipality

Locations

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Bomlo municipality

Bremnes, Bomlo, Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

Other Identifiers

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BK-KS01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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