Minimising functional decline amongst older adults with a novel intervention against a traditional intervention.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gait speed; Quality of life; Endurance; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoporosis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000909022
• Lead Sponsor: Singhealth Foundation

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Community dwelling
Poor fall efficacy
Moderately frail (short physical performance battery score 5-9)
Ambulatory independent (assistive devices accepted: walking stick and quad-stick)

Exclusion Criteria

Permanent bed-bound
Disabled in ambulation / requires a walking frame or rollator frame for ambulation
Significant cognitive disorder
Untreated aortic stenosis or ischemia
Unrepaired aortic, cerebral or abdominal aneurysm
End-stage illness or disease
Life expectancy less than a year
Cerebral haemorrhage within the past 3 months
Fractures in healing phase
Surgery within the past 6 months
Pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) within 3 months
Uncontrolled medical condition(s)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified