Actively Recruiting
Exercise Engagement in People Over 60 at Risk of Falls
Led by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Updated on 2024-06-21
10
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
48 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lead Sponsor
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National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
It is a qualitative study, using semi structured interviews to explore patient's experiences of falls and their perceptions on facilitators and barriers to exercise. Aim: To explore reasons for and against engaging with exercises at home in participants over the age of 60 at risk of falls. To explore: 1. Patients' preferences to exercise format and type eg/ leaflet, online, access, such as the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) chair exercises leaflet or individual personalized rehabilitation programme handouts 2. The ability to discuss falls risk with health professionals. 3. If health inequalities exist with people at risk of falls and exercising. 4. Sustainability of exercise, in order to reduce the risk of falls in this population. 5. The need to develop MSK internal and external facing falls management pathways. Suitability: Patients over the age of 60, who have been identified at risk of falls, having been referred to MSK Physiotherapy in Rossendale. 'Risk of falls' is defined as: patient self-reports they are unsteady, had one or more fall in the last 6 months, or clinician identified a slow/unsteady gait pattern on examination. Semi structured interviews on up to ten participants. It is anticipated that this sample size will give adequate data saturation. Approximately 12 months from participant recruitment to analysis of findings.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Exercise Engagement in People Over 60 at Risk of Falls
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 60 years or over
- At risk of falls or had a fall due to a musculoskeletal cause (pain, muscle weakness, balance issue)
- Has capacity to consent, as deemed by the direct care team and researcher
- Can communicate in English OR use a translation service
- Able to independently participate in an interview either face-to-face or remotely OR can use a translation service
You will not qualify if you...
- Aged under 60
- Have a medical cause of falls OR currently under investigation for a medical cause of falls (e.g., dizziness, cardiac, visual impairment reported as cause of fall rather than weakness, pain, or balance issues)
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment impairing capacity to consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom, BB2 3HH
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Michelle Thirlwall
CONTACT
M
Michelle Stephens
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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