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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12615000865516
ACTRN12615000865516Completed未知

ower limb home-based exercise program compared with upper limb home-based exercise program to prevent falls and upper limb dysfunction in older community-dwelling people: a randomised controlled trial.

Professor Cathie Sherrington0 sites617 target enrollmentStarted: August 19, 2015Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
617

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
65 Years to o limit (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • People aged 65 years and over, and living at home or independently in the community (eg self care unit in residential aged care facility) in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Residing in nursing home; cognitive impairment (Memory Impairment Screen score less than 5); inability to walk 10 metres despite assistance from walking aid; insufficient English language skills; a progressive neurological disease eg Parkinson’s disease; recent fracture/joint replacement; a medical condition precluding exercise eg unstable cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled metabolic diseases; unable to obtain a medical clearance; currently participating in an exercise program similar to either study program two or more times per week.

Investigators

Sponsor
Professor Cathie Sherrington

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