Web-Based Fall Prevention Program for Elderly

NCT ID: NCT05406323

Last Updated: 2025-05-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 72 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-07-14

Brief Summary

Fall is one of the most common problems experienced by the elderly, is an important public health problem in many societies. Falls are one of the leading causes of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the elderly. An average of one-third of individuals aged 65 and over have a fall at least once each year. The research will be carried out on the web page that on fall prevention prepared within the scope of this project. The aim of this project is to assess the effect of Web-Based Fall Prevention Program on falling, fall risk and fear of fall.

Detailed Description

The research was planned as a experimental design with a pretest- posttest control group design. It will be with individuals over the age of 65. The sample size of the research is consists of 72 people who agreed to participate in the research. Participant will be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups via computer programı (random.org).

The research will be conduct on a web-based basis.The six-week web-based program includes health education, exercise and safe home environment initiatives.

Conditions

Fall; Fall Risk; Fear of Falling

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Web-Based Fall Prevention Program Intervention

Participants in this group will receive a 6-week Web-Based Fall Prevention Program intervention, comprising of health education, exercise and safe home environment. Web-Based Fall Prevention Program will be conducted on web based (Web - Based Fall Prevention Program website)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Web-Based Fall Prevention Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Health education: This intervention consisted of seven health issues which are "Fall among elderly", "fall risk factors", " fall prevention interventions-exercise", " fall prevention interventions-healthy diet", " fall prevention interventions- drug use", "fall prevention interventions- vision", "fear of falling".

Exercise: This intervention is the exercise that is a combination of balance and strengthening exercises (8 exercise). Participants will do the exercises at least three days a week (along 6 week).

Safe home environment: This intervention is aimed at providing a fall-safe home environment for the participants. In this context, the participants will watch the video on creating a safe home environment for falling. Participants will also be asked to answer the "Home Safety Check Form for Falls" to make their home more fall-proof. In this form, according to the answers given by the participants, suggestions will be given to prevent the risks of falling in the home environment.

Control Group

The control group will not receive any intervention during the study. Participants in the control group will take the same program after the study is complete.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Web-Based Fall Prevention Program

Health education: This intervention consisted of seven health issues which are "Fall among elderly", "fall risk factors", " fall prevention interventions-exercise", " fall prevention interventions-healthy diet", " fall prevention interventions- drug use", "fall prevention interventions- vision", "fear of falling".

Exercise: This intervention is the exercise that is a combination of balance and strengthening exercises (8 exercise). Participants will do the exercises at least three days a week (along 6 week).

Safe home environment: This intervention is aimed at providing a fall-safe home environment for the participants. In this context, the participants will watch the video on creating a safe home environment for falling. Participants will also be asked to answer the "Home Safety Check Form for Falls" to make their home more fall-proof. In this form, according to the answers given by the participants, suggestions will be given to prevent the risks of falling in the home environment.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Willing to participate in the study,
• 65 years or older,
• Completing the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test for 12 seconds or more,
• Having internet access and the ability to use communication tools such as computers, tablets or smartphones,
• Not dependent on bed,
• Without moderate and severe cognitive impairment (Mini Mental State Test-MMD ≥24),

Exclusion Criteria

• Illiterate,
• Visually impaired,
• Physical condition or disease that may prevent exercise (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson, with a fracture, artificial knee- hip-joint in the last six months etc..)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nur Sema KAYNAR

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nur Sema KAYNAR, MSc

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Locations

Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

IUC-YYU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id