The Effect of Combined Volitional and Reactive Step Training in Reducing Falls Risk in Older Fallers
The Immediate and Sustained Effect of 4-week Combined Volitional and Reactive Step Training in Reducing Falls Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Fallers: a Randomised Controlled Trial
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
98 participants
Dec 1, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Community-dwelling
- Able to walk for 1 minute under supervision without walking aids
- Have a history of falling in the past year
Exclusion Criteria4
- 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
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Interventions
For the combined step training group, the participants will receive training on both volitional and reactive stepping. The training will last for 1 hours per session, 2 session per week for 4 weeks.
An active control group will be used to minimise the placebo and history effect. The group will also receive a 4-week programme with the frequency and duration of the training and the instructor-to-participant ratio that match the combined step training group. During training, they will perform exercises not specific to reducing fall risk.
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NCT06378164