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Fall Prevention in Elderly: Mechanisms and Strategies

No phase Interventional Elderly

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Exercise.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Elderly. Basic parameters: 18 years — 85 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
China
Next step
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Official title

STrategies and mechAnisms of Community-Based falL Prevention in Elderly

Overview

In communities with over 100,000 residents, to investigate the incidence and mechanisms of fall in elderly, and strategies of fall prevention.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Exercise
    Elderly people with or without fall history receive exercise to improve balance. Exercise interevention will be given 6 months in 2020. Outcomes (incidence of fall and biological tests) between two arms will be compared.

Primary outcome measures

  • Incidence of fall [Time frame: From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months (reported once per year)]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
  • Kinematics test [Time frame: From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months]
  • Kinetics test [Time frame: From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months]
  • EEG test [Time frame: From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months]
  • fNIRS test [Time frame: From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months]
  • MRI assessments [Time frame: From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • community dwelling adults without medical conditions to impair walking ability

Exclusion criteria

  • cognitively or physically unable to cooperate with the examiner to finish the test

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Non-randomized
Model
Factorial
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Diagnostic

Study locations

China · 2 centers
  • National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids — Beijing
  • National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids — Beijing

Identifiers

NCT: NCT03981471 · 2018YFC2001401

Primary sources (government registries)

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