Prospective, Balance Program Study With Comparison Group
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 687
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Annualized fall rate
研究概览
简要总结
This research study evaluates a digital musculoskeletal care program specifically focused on balance improvement and falls prevention. The primary goal is to determine if the program results in fewer falls compared to a comparison condition where people will get educational/information articles on falls prevention. Study participants are asked to participate in their assigned condition and complete surveys throughout the study.
详细描述
The digital Balance Program is accessible through a smartphone or tablet and includes tailored exercise therapy, educational content spanning a variety of topics related to balance improvement and fall prevention, a personalized clinical approach to improving balance, and access to a board-certified health coach and physical therapist. The comparison group consists of a series of emailed articles on falls prevention. In addition to participating in the assigned condition, participants are asked to answer surveys that ask questions related to your balance, mental health, demographic information, and lifestyle. The surveys are sent before, during and at the end of the program.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •had an email account and owned a smartphone
- •had a moderate-high fall risk based on the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) questionnaire (≥ 4 points)
排除标准
- •undergone musculoskeletal surgery within three months prior to recruitment
- •a history of opioid, alcohol, or drug abuse within the last year
- •a diagnosis of cognitive, behavioral, neurologic, or psychiatric disorders
- •any contraindication for light physical activity as directed by the prospective participant's doctor
研究组 & 干预措施
Balance Program
A digital program of exercise therapy, access to physical therapist and health coach, and educational articles on falls prevention.
干预措施: Balance Program (Behavioral)
Comparison Group
Shared educational content on falls prevention and the importance of balance.
干预措施: Educational Reading Content (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Annualized fall rate
时间窗: 3 months
Annualized fall rate was calculated at baseline as the total number of falls experienced within the past year, divided by 12. Annualized fall rate was calculated at month three as the total number of falls participants reported experiencing between baseline and month three, divided by 0.25 person-years
次要结局
- Fall Severity(baseline to 3 months)