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Prevention of Falls in Older Adults by Specific and Progressive Balance Training

Not Applicable
Conditions
Quality of Life
Interventions
Other: Specific and progressive balance training
Registration Number
NCT03464825
Lead Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Brief Summary

Three months of balance training with follow-up 6 and 12 months thereafter.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • over 60 years with either osteoporosis or Parkinsons disease
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Exclusion Criteria
  • under 60 years
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionSpecific and progressive balance trainingParticipants in the intervention group receive balance training during 3 months 3 times per week
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Balance performance - one leg standup to 24 months

One leg stand during 30 seconds

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fear of falling FES-Iup to 24 months

Questionnaire measuring fear of falling

Health related quality of life - SF-36up to 24 months

Questionnaire measuring health related quality of life

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