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The Effect of Combined Volitional and Reactive Step Training in Reducing Falls Risk in Older Fallers

Hong Kong98 participantsStarted 2023-12-01

Plain-language summary

To examine the immediate and sustained effect of a 4-week combined volitional and reactive step training on fall risks in community-dwelling older fallers.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Community-dwelling * Able to walk for 1 minute under supervision without walking aids * Have a history of falling in the past year Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment (i.e., scores below the age and education-specific cut-off of 7th percentile in the 5-minute Montreal cognitive assessment) * Blindness * Neurological conditions (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease) * Other serious illnesses that preclude participation in exercise training

What they're measuring

Choice Stepping Reaction Times

Timeframe: (i) baseline, (ii) immediately post-intervention, (iii) 3-months post-intervention and (iv) 6-months post-intervention

Spring Scale Test

Timeframe: (i) baseline, (ii) immediately post-intervention, (iii) 3-months post-intervention and (iv) 6-months post-intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06378164

SponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-04

Contact for this trial

Freddy Man Hin LAM, PhD

2766 6720 freddy-mh.lam@polyu.edu.hk

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