N/A
N=46
Living in Fitness Together (LIFT): Testing an Innovative Fall Prevention Program
Accidental Falls
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02732366 ↗Enrolled (actual)
46
Serious AEs
5.1%
Results posted
May 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Enrollment — 342; 142; 23; 177 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Group-based exercise and peer coaching (Behavioral); Usual PT and attention control grp class (Other)
- Age
- Older Adult · 65+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Primary completion
- Mar 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Enrollment |
342; 142; 23; 177; 101; 25 | — |
| PRIMARY Intervention and Control Group Program Attendance |
85.5; 95.0 | — |
| PRIMARY Program Completion |
18; 20 | — |
| PRIMARY Adverse Events |
10; 10; 10; 9 | — |
| PRIMARY Adverse Events - Number of Events |
14; 13; 1; 4 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a group-based fall prevention program for older adults.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- adults aged 65 and over
- at risk for falls as identified by health care provider
- able to participate in group exercise with upper extremity support for balance (e.g. chair)
Exclusion Criteria
- active vertigo, postural hypotension, unstable cardiac conditions
- major neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, recent major cerebrovascular event, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02732366). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.