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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2021/12/038791
CTRI/2021/12/038791
Recruiting
Phase 3

The impact of a mobile-based fall education application on fall risk factors in older adults

Sebestina Anita Dsouza0 sites0 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Sebestina Anita Dsouza
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
Sebestina Anita Dsouza

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Older adults aged 60 years and above
  • 2\. English or Kannada speaking
  • 3\. Able to use internet\-enabled Android smartphones (only experimental group)
  • 4\. High school education
  • 5\. Able to answer everyday questions at a normal conversation level from 5 feet distance
  • 6\. Able to read a headline and a sentence in the newspaper with their regular glasses
  • 7\. Interested to take part in a fall prevention program

Exclusion Criteria

  • Older adults with
  • 1\. Cognitive impairments (Mini\-Mental Status Examination score of 24 and below)
  • 2\. High fall risk (based on World Fall guidelines (2022\) this includes:
  • 2 or more falls in the past year
  • inability to get up from the floor on falling
  • injuries severe enough to consult physicians
  • frailty (score of 4 or more on the Clinical Frailty Scale)
  • loss of consciousness or suspected syncope
  • 3\. Self\-reported severely disabling physical (medical, neurological, orthopedic) and psychiatric conditions
  • 4\. Self\-reported pain that precludes them from participating in exercises and activities

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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