Preventing Falls in Older Adults With Cognitive Frailty

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Falls Frailty Mild Cognitive Impairment
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
65 – 89
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Prevention
Participants needed
328 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of British Columbia · Other
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About This Trial
The Problem: The proposed trial will address the problem of how to effectively prevent subsequent falls in community-dwelling cognitively frail older adults with a history of falls. Primary Question: In community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty and a history of falls, can a home-based exercise program with behavioural change techniques significantly reduce falls vs. health education …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * We will include individuals who: 1) are aged 70 to 89 years\*; 2) live in Greater Vancouver; 3) are community-dwelling (i.e., not residing in a nursing home or extended care unit); 4) experienced a non-syncopal fall in the prior 12 months; 5) scored \< 9/12 on the SPPB; 6) hav…
Contacts

Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD

6046178047

teresa.ambrose@ubc.ca

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