PlaTFORM: PrevenTing Falls in a high risk, vision impaired population through specialist ORientation and Mobility services: a randomised trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Older people with vision impairment and their physical performanceFear of fallingInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidentsEye - Diseases / disorders of the eye
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001186448
- Lead Sponsor
- The George Institute for Global Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 588
Inclusion Criteria
Clients of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT with vision impairment severe enough to interfere with activities of daily living, aged 50 years or older, living in the community or self-care unit of a retirement village, able to understand English well enough to undertake study procedures, no more than two errors on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire and no diagnosis of dementia, not scheduled for cataract surgery in the next 12 months,
Exclusion Criteria
Nursing home or hostel residents, those currently engaging in a falls or exercise program.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method