Comparison of low friction-based exercise and balance-strategy training in the treatment of balance problems in the elderly: a pilot study
- Conditions
- Balance impairments in the elderlyPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000396224
- Lead Sponsor
- Claire Connolly
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 4
Aged 65 years or over;
Have had at least one fall in the previous year;
Live independently in the community (own home, retirement village, low-care hostel);
Can mobilise independently with or without a walking aid (stick or walking frame);
Speak and understand written and spoken English
Under age 65;
falls in previous years;
Live in nursing home;
Wheelchair dependent or require another person's assistance to walk;
Unable to understand written or spoken English;
Live too far from the centre to guarantee regular attendance;
Have the following medical conditions: dementia, unstable angina/chest pain, uncontrolled blood pressure (high or low), severe pain, diabetes with hypo or hyperglycaemic episdodes, neurological disorder - Parkinson’s disease, stroke, neuropathy or uncontrolled epilepsy, significant visual impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method