The Ironbark Study: Healthy Ageing for older Aboriginal people

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Falls; Health related quality of life; Healthy ageing; Physical activity; Functional mobility; Central obesity; Mental health; Social and emotional wellbeing; Public Health - Other public health; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000349145
• Lead Sponsor: The George Institute for Global Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people 45 years and older;
live in a private dwelling or retirement village; willing to attend weekly meetings. There are no gender restrictions.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are inability to leave the house without physical assistance from another person; a progressive neurological disease; or a medical condition precluding exercise.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported rate of falls. Falls data will be collected weekly by site managers who will ask participants about self-reported falls, health, frequency of home exercise and sleep. Site managers will telephone non-attendees at least monthly and ask about falls in the previous weeks. A fall is defined as an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level. If falls are reported, further questions will be asked about fall-related injury and medical attention received. Falls data will be used to calculate falls per person-year and the proportion of people who fall in the 12 months following program commencement. [Collected over 12 month time period following randomisation ]