Counselling for physical activity, life-space mobility and falls prevention in old age
- Conditions
- FallsInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN65406039
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Jyväskylä
- Brief Summary
2020 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31551378/ (added 22/10/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 450
Current participant inclusion criteria as of 04/02/2019:
1. Aged 65 years or over
2. Community-living people
3. Living in Ylöjärvi, Finland, or neighbouring municipalities
4. At least minor mobility difficulty
5. Living in Pirkanmaa distrcit.
Previous participant inclusion criteria as of 30/08/2016
1. Aged 65 years or over
2. Community-living people
3. Living in Ylöjärvi, Finland, or neighbouring municipalities
4. At least minor mobility difficulty
Previous participant inclusion criteria:
1. Aged 65 years or over
2. Community-living people
3. Living in Ylöjärvi, Finland, or neighbouring municipalities
4. At least minor mobility difficulty
5. History of fall(s)
Current participant exclusion criteria as of 30/08/2016
1. Severe functional limitations (unable to walk 500 m unaided)
2. Severe cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
3. Severe progressive disease
4. Terminally ill (predicted lifetime <12 months)
5. Memory impairment (MMSE score 21 points or less)
6. Living in an institution
7. Unwilling to be randomized
8. Alcoholism (AUDIT score = 15)
Previous participant exclusion criteria:
1. Severe functional limitations (unable to walk 500 m unaided)
2. Severe cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
3. Severe progressive disease
4. Terminally ill (predicted lifetime <12 months)
5. Memory impairment (MMSE score 21 points or less)
6. Living in an institution
7. Unwilling to be randomized
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method