Status:
COMPLETED
Study on the Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Singapore General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Sengkang General Hospital
Conditions:
Fall
Fall Prevention
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study focuses on administering home-based exercises which include balance, strength, endurance, and mobility training to pre-frail subjects via one of the 3 intervention arms. These evidence-base...
Detailed Description
Falls are the most common morbid and expensive health condition involving older adults. The range of exercises included in the SAFE programme is designed to be adaptable to a wide range of physical fu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \>= 60 years
- Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident
- With or without fall history in the last one year
- Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) \>= 6
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Has not more than 1 major comorbidity (Heart attack, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease \& cancer)
- Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) \>= 6
- Not referred for further active rehabilitation with a physiotherapist after discharge from hospital or outpatient care.
Exclusion
- Patients who are advised by their physicians not to participate in physical activity sessions will be excluded from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05207215
Start Date
November 1 2020
End Date
July 1 2022
Last Update
April 18 2023
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Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, State *, Singapore, 169608