Cost-effectiveness of a proprioceptive exercise program in institutionalised elderly with fear of falling
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Fear of fallingInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN21695765
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Extremadura (Spain)
- Brief Summary
2012 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22613239/ (added 23/10/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale International [FES-I] Score, 16 item questionnaire, greater than 23)
2. Institutionalised people
3. Informed consent
4. Aged 65 years and older, male and female
5. Ability to understand instructions
Exclusion Criteria
1. To have an artificial prosthesis
2. Other physical or psychological therapies different from usual care in the National Health Service and the nursing home
3. Show symptoms during the medical examination to recommend their exclusion
4. Cognitive disease
5. Any drug intake that may affect balance significantly - to avoid external influences
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Measured at baseline and three months:<br> 1. Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I)<br> 2. Balance (Fall risk and postural stability) measured by Biodex Balance<br> 2. Muscular function (isokinetic measurements) measured by System-3 Biodex Dynamometer<br> 3. Health related quality of life:<br> 3.1. EuroQol EQ-5D Instrument (utility index)<br> 3.2. 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) (utility index)<br> 4. Fitness<br> 5. Health system and societal costs<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Measured at baseline and three months:<br> 1. Grade of satisfaction with programme<br> 2. Weight, % fat<br>