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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12615001313527
ACTRN12615001313527
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Is it feasible to deliver a training program to reduce falls risk in adults 65 years and over with cognitive impairment and high level gait disorders?

St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney0 sites30 target enrollmentDecember 1, 2015

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
falls
Sponsor
St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Enrollment
30
Status
Withdrawn
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 1, 2015
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \* age 65 years or over admitted under geriatric medicine at SVH with a variety of medical conditions or community dwelling adults aged 65 years and over who are managed by the SVH Geriatric team
  • \* history of falls within the last 12 months
  • \* higher\-level gait disorders: wide\-based, short\-step, shuffling gait and able to mobilise with or without walking aid independently
  • \* timed Up \& Go: equal or less than 30 seconds
  • \* Cognitive screening:
  • \- All participants will be screened with RUDAS, a score of 15\-26 out of 30 is for inclusion.
  • \- If RUDAS score is equal to or greater than 27 out of 30 (normal range), a more sensitive tool MoCA will be used and a score of less than 26 out of 30 is for inclusion.
  • \- Participant will need to pass spaced retrieval screen.
  • \* Informed consent obtained from patient or primary carer/person responsible. A person responsible is required if RUDAS is equal or less than 20 out of 30\.

Exclusion Criteria

  • \* Unstable medical conditions
  • \* Impaired ability to engage in intervention: inability to comprehend or follow simple task instructions, acute confusional state (e.g. delirium), active depression or other psychiatric disorders, severe behavioural disturbances
  • \* Gait disorders with known neurological causes, e.g. Parkinson's Disease, cerebellar ataxia, hemiparetic gait, etc.
  • \* Residents at Aged Care facilities who receive high level care
  • \* Cognitively intact patients, that is, MoCA equal or greater than 26 out of 30

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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