Adaptation of the STEPPING ON Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults Receiving Cancer Therapy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Geriatric Disorder
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Enrollment
- 101
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Percent of participants who completed the 7 education sessions
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Chronic disease self-management is the ability of the individual, in conjunction with family, community and healthcare professionals to manage symptoms, treatments, lifestyle changes and psychosocial, cultural and spiritual consequences associated with a chronic condition. Self-management strategies have been successfully used in supportive care and survivorship in oncology. Stepping On, a multi-component program using a small-group learning environment, reduces falls by 31%. It empowers participants with knowledge about fall-risk, exercise, medications and environmental hazards to self-manage their risk of falls over 7 weeks of educational sessions, followed by a home visit. The research in this proposal will yield the adaptation of the effective group-education-based fall-prevention intervention Stepping On, tailored to cancer patients, feasible for testing in a multi-institutional trial, and ultimately scalable in the oncology setting.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Percent of participants who completed the 7 education sessions
Time Frame: Completion of all participants in the Pilot Wave groups (approximately 85 weeks)
-The Pilot Waves will only be looked at for this outcome measure
Secondary Outcomes
- Percent of participants consented among approached potential participants(Completion of accrual (approximately 18 months))
- Fall rate during participation(Completion of participation (approximately 20 weeks))
- Changes in score in the Falls-Efficacy Scale - International as measured by fear-of-falling(Completion of participation (approximately 20 weeks))
- Behavior change intention in preventing falls(Completion of participation (approximately 20 weeks))
- Change in Pain Patient Reported Outcome (PRO)(Completion of participation (approximately 20 weeks))
- Measure changes in balance waves(Baseline and 1 month after completion of participation (approximately 20 weeks))
- Measure changes in gait waves(Baseline and 1 month after completion of participation (approximately 20 weeks))