MedPath

Strengthening Equilibrium and Educational Support in Preventing Falls in the Thermal Center

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Prevention of Falls
Registration Number
NCT03622554
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

Preventing falls among people 65 years of age or older is a priority to promote healthy aging and reduce the number of hospitalizations, institutionalizations and years lived with disability. A preliminary study carried out at the Balaruc-les-Bains Thermal Center showed that one-third of people aged 65 are at significant risk of falling. Thermal establishments could therefore play a role in initiating measures to prevent falls among people aged 65 and over screened at risk.The main objective is to evaluate the impact on the incidence of falls at 12 months (M12) to add to the usual care (control group) a program combining, during the treatment, adapted physical activities (APA) and a Therapeutic patient education (FTE) followed by an educational follow-up for 12 months (intervention group) for people aged 65 and over who were at risk of falling on arrival at the Thermal

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
269
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient aged 65 and over,
  • Presence of at least one chronic pathology justifying treatment and cure
  • Subject having a history of fall in the last year (at least one fall)
  • Subject having at least one risk factor of falling among the following 3: balance disorder, decreased muscle strength or gait disorder
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject considered by the investigators as not being able to participate in the program (inability to answer questionnaires, to perform tests, for example).
  • Patient under the protection of justice, under guardianship or curatorship

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of falls at 12 months12 months

To evaluate the impact on the incidence of falls at 12 months (M12) to add to the usual care (control group) a program combining, during the treatment, adapted physical activities (APA) and therapeutic patient education ( ETP), followed by an educational follow-up for 12 months (intervention group) for people aged 65 and over who were at risk of falling on arrival at the Thermal Center

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University hospital of Montpellier

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

University hospital of Montpellier
🇫🇷Montpellier, France

MedPath

Empowering clinical research with data-driven insights and AI-powered tools.

© 2025 MedPath, Inc. All rights reserved.