The Senior Step Study: How elderly help themselves maximally forward
Completed
- Conditions
- de deelnemers aan de Senior Stap Studie kunnen elke aandoening hebben, hier worden ze niet op geselecteerd.Fall risk
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37276
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
1. Subjects of 70 years and over
2. Subjects who experienced at least 1 fall in the previous year
3. Subjects who can walk independently or with a walking aid
4. Informed consent on the basis of Dutch legislation (WMO)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Subjects not able to peak Dutch
2. Subjects not able to understand and remember simple Dutch instructions
3. Subjects not capable of using the falls telephone, only when there is no informal caregiver who can answer the falls telephone
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Gait speed, falls, well-being and self management. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Mobility, fall-related injuries, mobility range and fear of falling.<br /><br>Cost-effectiveness of the self management tool. Feasibility, contentment and<br /><br>motivation of elderly to use the self management tool. </p><br>