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NCT Number: NCT01313481

Effect of the Otago Programme Delivered as Home Exercise or Group Exercise

The study aims to assess the effect on functional balance of Otago exercise performed as home exercise versus group exercise. The investigators hypothesize that Otago exercise is more effective performed as group exercise than home exercise.

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Key information

Conditions

Accidental Falls Behavior Distorted Balance Motor Activity

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Vestfold hospital

Tønsberg, Vestfold, N-3103, Norway

About this study

The study sample is drawn from persons referred to a falls outpatient clinic. Group exercise and home exercise are delivered by trained physiotherapists. Home exercise follows the original Otago exercise protocol. Group exercise is performed twice a week. The length of the intervention period is 3 months. The main outcome measure is the Berg Balance Scale.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • referred to an outpatient falls clinic
  • have fallen previous year or have gait or balance problems

Exclusion criteria

  • Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) < 22
  • Not able to walk 10 m without support from another person

Treatment and study plan

Group exercise

Behavioral

Otago exercise performed in groups of 4-8 patients, 2 times a week over 12 weeks

Home exercise

Behavioral

Otago exercise performed as home exercise 3 times a weeks over 12 weeks. Individually tailored physical balance and muscle strength exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. Functional Balance by use of the Berg Balance Scale

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fear of falling by the Fall Efficacy Scale International (FES-I), 7 item version

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

  2. Mobility by the Timed Get up-and-go

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

  3. Functional leg muscle strength by a Sit-to-stand test

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

    Number of raise-up trials in 30 sec, picked from the Senior Fitness test

  4. Health related quality of life by the Short Formular 36 (SF-36)

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Collaborators

  • Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy
  • South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Otago Exercise Delivered as Home Exercise or Group Exercise in Fall-prone Older Persons

Acronym: FALLFOR

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Mar 11, 2011
Registry last updated
Jul 19, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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