In Balans: the (cost-)effectiveness of a fall prevention intervention on falls and fall injuries in community-dwelling older adults with an increased risk of falls.
- Conditions
- Ageing and fall risk
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26195
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 256
- community-dwelling older adults
- aged 65 years or older
- have an increased risk of falls according to the fall risk assessment (VeiligheidNL)
Exclusion criteria :
- are younger than 65 years of age
- have no increased risk of falls according to the fall risk assessment (VeiligheidNL)
- are not able to independently take care of themselves (e.g. going to the bathroom, dressing and undressing) and walk 100 meter
- are not able to read or understand Dutch
- have participated in a fall prevention program in the past 6 months
- have indications for severe cognitive impairment (MiniMental State Examination < 19/30)
- meet 3 or more out of 5 physical frailty criteria, according Fried ea. (2001) and as used by Faber ea. (2006):
1) Weight: Body Mass Index <18.5 kg/m^2 (as a measure for unintentional weight loss)
2) Weakness: Sex and body mass specific grip strength
3) Exhaustion: SF-36 vitality score < 75
4) Slowness: sex and height specific gait speed
5) Low physical activity: SQUASH questionnaire
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of falls (with or without injury) as assessed through fall calendars and monthly telephone calls during 12 month follow up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method