Status:
UNKNOWN
Falls Prevention for Visually Impaired Older People
Lead Sponsor:
Blind Veterans UK
Conditions:
Accidental Fall
Visual Impairment
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an intensive five day falls prevention training programme with a home evaluation and a home exercise programme, compared with a home evaluation and exer...
Detailed Description
While previous research shows a clear link between visual impairment and increased risk and incidence of falls, as well as fear of falling, there is little research to investigate the effectiveness of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participant is able to mobilise with or without walking aids or hand-hold
- Participant has history of falls
- Any possible medical or pharmaceutical causes of falls have been investigated and excluded
- Participant has a diagnosed visual impairment
- Participant is aged 65 or over
- Participant's falls can not be attributed purely to their visual impairment
- Participant is a member of Blind Veterans UK
- Participant is physically able to take part in group and individual exercise sessions
- Participant is able to understand and follow verbal and/or written instructions
Exclusion
- Participant is under 65 years of age
- Participant is medically unwell or has a medical condition for which exercise is contraindicated
- Participant is currently involved in other falls prevention programmes
- Participant is predominantly a wheelchair user
- Participant is unable to understand or follow instruction from staff in English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04078529
Start Date
January 1 2020
End Date
March 1 2021
Last Update
September 6 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Blind Veterans UK
Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom, LL30 1UT