Health in Motion- A Digital Fall Prevention Program Designed to be Delivered as a Wraparound Program
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Aging
- Sponsor
- Blue Marble Rehab Inc
- Enrollment
- 63
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Rate of falls
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Falls among older adults are a serious public health concern, and injuries resulting from falls can cause significant loss of independence, premature death, and higher caregiver burden. Home-based fall prevention programs, such as the Otago Exercise Program, educate older adults about the importance of identifying fall risk and provide strategies for reducing fall risk; however, many are costly and are not scalable, accessible, or sustainable. This project will compare a digital fall prevention program used in a group setting in the community with traditional community-based fall prevention programs.
Detailed Description
This study will involve 2 groups. Group 1 will participate in traditional human-led community based fall prevention programs and Group 2 will participate in avatar-led community-based fall prevention program. Metrics of effectiveness include the rate of falls, fall risk, fear of falling, and falls efficacy. Economic benefit will be measured using the European Quality of Life 5-Dimensional Questionnaire, along with hospital and clinical visits. The primary outcome is the incidence of falls (rate in person-months).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •age of 55 and older
- •Score \>30 on the TICS (Telephone Interview for Cognitive Screen) or if lower than 30 has assistance to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •any person who has been told by their physician that they should not exercise
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Rate of falls
Time Frame: change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months)
number of falls during the intervention compared with the self-reported falls at baseline
Secondary Outcomes
- Veteran Rand-12 (VR-12)(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- Timed Up and Go Test(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- 4 Stage Balance Test(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- One Leg Stand Test(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- 30 Second Sit to Stand Test(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- Fall Risk Questionnaire(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- Activities Specific Balance Confidence Scale (5 level)(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- European Quality of Life 5-Dimensional Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L)(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- Trail Making Test(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- modified Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire (mFFABQ)(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))
- Upstream Social Isolation Risk Scale (USIR-S)(change from baseline to end of intervention (about 3 months))