Evaluation of Strong & Steady - Fall Preventive Group Exercise Program

NCT04127539 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019/255
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 95
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of Strong and Steady (S\&S) group exercise on fall risk and physical function among community-dwelling older adults over 12 months. A pre-post test study deign will be used.

Conditions

Aged

Keywords

Exercise; Fall prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 30 sec chair rise

  Change in number of stands from a chair managed within a time frame of 30 seconds.

  Baseline and 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Short Physical Performance Battery total score

  Baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months

• Number of falls

  12 months

• The Short Falls Efficacy Scale-International

  Baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months

• Everyday physical activity

  One week monitoring at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months

• 30 sec chair rise

  Baseline, 6 and 12 months

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Will start a Strong \& Steady group exercise programme immediately after baseline testing.

Behavioral: Strong & Steady exercise program

Interventions

Strong & Steady exercise program BEHAVIORAL

The community-based group exercise program S\&S, with strengthening and balance exercise as the main components. The participants will attend a once-weekly, one hour supervised session. The exercises that will be used can be found in the S\&S handbook which includes different difficulty levels. All instructors are volunteers and have completed the S\&S education. Each exercise session will consist of a warm-up (5-8 min.), endurance exercises (10-15 min.), strength exercises (15 min.), balance exercises (20 min.) and a cool down/stretching (5 min.). In addition to attending the group exercises, the participants will be taught and encouraged to do home exercises twice a week from hand out leaflets that can be found at www.sterkogstodig.no.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Able to get to the training facilities on their own
• Able to walk without a walking aid indoors

You may not qualify if:

• Diagnosed with dementia

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead
• Glasgow Caledonian University: collaborator
• Fysiofondet: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Norwegian municipalities

Trondheim, Norway

Location

Related Links

• The national website for Sterk og stødig

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Jorunn L Helbostad, PhD/Prof

  The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 14, 2019
• First Posted: October 15, 2019
• Study Start: September 14, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2021
• Study Completion: December 20, 2021
• Last Updated: April 4, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: 5 years after study completion
• Access Criteria: By request

Locations

NO (1)