Reactive balance training to improve balance control and reduce falls in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.

Recruiting

• Conditions: o specific diseases; older adults with a recent fall incident

• Registration Number: NL-OMON25249
• Lead Sponsor: n/a

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Community-dwelling older adults (age 65 or older) who recently experienced a fall (past 3 months) and are able to walk 15+ minutes without aid.

Exclusion Criteria

Falls caused by third parties or during sports activities, recent fracture or severe contusion to the lower extremities or back, use of medication known to increase fall risk (antidepressants, benzodiazepines, sedatives, hypnotics, antipsychotics), diagnosed with osteoporosis, any disease or disorder that may influence the safety of training, inability to follow intructies or provide written informed consent in Dutch.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is balance control measured with the mini BESTest.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are daily-life falls incidence (prospective, 6 months), fear of falling (FES-I) and long-term injurious falls incidence (24 months). <br>Edit: Also the acceptability of the reactive balance training program will be evaluated through semi-structured interviews in a sample of subjects from the intervention group.