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Training- and Cost-effectiveness of an Internet-based Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Program (iLiFE)

Not Applicable
Conditions
Fall
Registration Number
NCT05694494
Lead Sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Enrolling by invitation
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
322
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - aged = 65 years,<br><br> - community-dwelling,<br><br> - have a fall history in the previous 12 months,<br><br> - have a moderate or above risk of falls as assessed by the Physiological Profile<br> Assessment (total z-score = 1)<br><br> - can ambulate on level surfaces without physical contact of another person as<br> assessed by Functional Ambulation Category (score = 3)<br><br> - cognitively intact as assessed by the Hong Kong version of the Montreal Cognitive<br> Assessment-5-minute protocol (score = 16th percentile of the age and<br> education-adjusted cut-off score)<br><br> - able to communicate effectively.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - uncorrected vision or hearing impairment,<br><br> - unstable medical condition that may preclude the planned exercises, and<br><br> - have been receiving or planning to receive any fall prevention program within the<br> study period.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
fall incidence as assessed by monthly telephone or internet follow-up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
physiological fall risk as assessed by the Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA);balance as assessed by the 4-stage stance;balance as assessed by functional reach tests;mobility as assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery Test;mobility as assessed by the Timed Up and Go Test;mobility as assessed by the Ten Metre Walk Test;muscle mass as assessed by the Bioimpedance Analysis (BIA);postural hypotension as assessed by the blood pressure in sitting and standing;physical activity level as assessed by thigh-worn accelerometer (ActivPAL4 physical activity monitor, PAL Technologies Ltd., Glasgow, UK);Cognitive flexibility as assessed by Trail Making Test;balance confidence as assessed by the Short version of the Chinese version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale;exercise adherence as assessed by Section B of the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale;health-related quality of life as assessed by EQ-5D-5L
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