Dual-task training for falls prevention among community-dwelling elderly people in Hong Kong.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Ageing; Falls prevention; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000358145
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Deans reserve, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

(1) Males and females aged 60 and over,
(2) Community-dwelling
(3) Ambulant with or without the use of a walking assistive device
(4) Must have had at least 1 fall over the past 6 months
(4) Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score of less than or equal to 45 indicating the individual at the risk of falls
(5) Obtain a mini-mental state examination score of 24 indicating the absence of cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease,
(2) Previous history of psychiatric illness,
(3) Only able to walk with hand-held support and
(4) Severe visual impairment preventing exercise participation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility measures including adherence, acceptability, retention rate, and safety of proposed outcome measures<br>Adherence: is the number of sessions attended against the number of sessions prescribed. Attendance will be estimated in percentage.<br>Acceptability: A qualitative interview will be conducted at the end of the training session. During the interveiew, the participants will be enquired about the ease of exercises, positives and negatives of the exercise program. <br>Retention rate: Will be estimated as the number of participants available at the end of the intervention and follow-up.<br>Safety: Will be reported as the number of adverse events such as falls within the intervention period.<br><br>[Post-intervention (12 weeks after intervention)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dual-task cost of balance using the Timed up and go test[Baseline, post-intervention (12 weeks after intervention) and 6 months follow-up assessment];Falls history: The number of falls will be assessed using the self-reported falls diary completed by the participant during the trial period.<br>The number of falls over the past 3 months will be recorded as a baseline estimate of falls history.[Baseline, post-intervention and 6 months follow-up assessment];Montreal Cognitive Assessment[Baseline, post-intervention and 6 months follow-up assessment];Falls Efficacy Scale- International[Baseline, post-intervention and 6 months follow-up assessment];EuroQol-5 dimension 5 level[Baseline, post-intervention and 6 months follow-up assessment]