Which Measures of Balance Best Discriminate Balance Impairment and Falls Risk in People With Lower Limb Arthritis, and Can These be Improved With Exercise?

National Ageing Research Institute, Australia1 site in 1 countryJanuary 2006

ConditionsArthritis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Arthritis
Sponsor: National Ageing Research Institute, Australia
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Falls Risk Human Activity Profile Confidence Balance Measures Gait Measures
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 18 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Arthritis has been reported as a risk factor for falls. Few studies have investigated the effect of balance training on balance performance in women with lower limb arthritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a four-month individualised home exercise programme in improving gait stability and balance for women with arthritis.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2006

End Date

April 2007

Last Updated

18 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

National Ageing Research Institute, Australia

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Lower limb osteoarthritis or lower limb rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

•Participants were excluded if they:
•Did not have lower limb arthritis,
•Were bed bound,
•Had additional co-morbidities that confer risk of falls (such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, history of cardiac syncope, epilepsy),
•Had undergone lower limb surgery within the previous twelve months, and/or
•Had synvisc or a corticosteroid injection within the last six months.