A Phase 3 interventional study of T&E Home-based exercise programme and Otago in Accidental Falls, sponsored by HES-SO Valais-Wallis. Status unknown at 3 sites in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-11-11.
Sponsored by HES-SO Valais-Wallis · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
This study compares the effects of three home-based exercise programmes in "at-risk to falling" older adults living in their own home on the incidence of falls (number and severity), risk factors, and quality of life as well as on the adherence to exercise. The subjects will be randomized and allocated in three groups. The group A will receive the "Test-and-Exercise" home-based programme (T\&E), the group B will receive the "Otago" home-based exercise programme and the group C (activ-control group) will receive the "Helsana" booklet
Home-based exercise programmes appear to reduce rate of falls, number of fallers, risk of falling and risk of death and to improve balance, leg strength, function, physical activity and balance confidence in older adults living in the community.
The Test-and-Exercise home-based programme (T\&E) contains 50 tests and 50 exercises to improve balance, strength and ability in older adults. It is especially built for older adults and is based on the concept of self-efficacy and empowerment. The originality of this programme is the evaluation of the difficulty perceived of the balance-exercises. It is delivered on a booklet which investigators had good experience with in our pilot study, with pictures and descriptions of each test and each exercise. Investigators also developed a mobile application. This application will be transmitted on a tablet-computer. In addition, the participants will receive cards with pictures of the exercises, to put into a plastic sheet to have an overview of their own exercise programme. This programme will be implemented from especially trained physiotherapists.
The Otago home-based exercise programme was developed in New-Zeeland in the 2000's to prevent falls in older adults. It proposes 22 exercises and walk training. The physiotherapists give an exercise prescription at each home visit. It shows good results for decrease falls in older adults, but the exercise adherence decrease also with the time.
The Otago home-based exercise programme was developed in New-Zeeland in the 2000's to prevent falls in older adults. It proposes 22 exercises and walk training. The physiotherapists give an exercise prescription at each home visit. It shows good results for decrease falls in older adults, but the exercise adherence decrease also with the time.
HES-SO Valais-Wallis is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
Individually tailored home-based test and exercise programme
Behavioral: T&E Home-based exercise programme
Individually tailored exercise programme
Behavioral: Otago
Helsana recommendations and exercises
Behavioral: Helsana booklet
"T\&E" exercises programme consists of home-based individually tailored balance and functional strength tests and exercises performed 3x a week over 12 months, accompanied by eight in-home visits of physiotherapists during the first six months.
Also known as: T&E
Otago exercises programme consists of home-based individually tailored balance, strength and walking exercises performed 3x a week over 12 months, accompanied by eight in-home visits of physiotherapists during the first six months.
Helsana programme consists of a booklet with recommendations and 10 exercises performed 3x a week over 12 months.
Also known as: Helsana
number of falls
Time frame: one year
Fear of falling
FES-I
Time frame: one year
Severity of falls
Scale of Schwenk 2012
Time frame: one year
Risk of fall
Algorithm STEADI
Time frame: one year
Quality of life
OPQOL-35
Time frame: one year
Exercise adherence
Monthly calender
Time frame: one year
Plan to share: Yes
This study is status unknown, as verified in Nov 2016. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
HES-SO Valais-Wallis