Effect of a physical activity promotion and fall prevention plan on physical activity and falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Falls; Physical activity participation; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001190594
• Lead Sponsor: The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-11-04
• Study Completion: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 606

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants will:
Be aged 60 years and over;
Live in a private dwelling or retirement village and;
Regularly (at least once every two months) attend meetings or social events at the participating established community-based group

Exclusion Criteria

People will be excluded if they:
a) are already meeting the Australian Physical Activity Guidelines for older adults (operationalised as 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity five days a week assessed using the Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire and have had a falls risk assessment and intervention program in the past year
b) have a cognitive impairment (a diagnosis of dementia or a Memory Impairment Screen score of less than 5)
c) have insufficient English language skills to fully participate in the program
d) are unable to leave the house without physical assistance from another person or
e) have a progressive neurological disease; or a medical condition precluding exercise

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome 1: Physical activity participation assessed as counts/minute over a 7-day period using the Actigraph accelerometer.<br><br>[Timepoint: 12 months after randomisation];Primary Outcome 2: Number of falls in the 12 months after randomisation measured with 12 monthly postal fall calendars<br><br>[Timepoint: 12 months after randomisation ]