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Behavioural Intervention

Exercise Training for Fall Prevention

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Dr. Mohammad Auais, PhD

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, an average of 1.5 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test if a Nordic Walking program can help reduce falls & fear of falling for older adults. Participants will attend training, engage in supervised sessions & log falls/near falls. A comparison group will be used to measure impact of intervention.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, an average of 1.5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 1.5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 1.5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Assess safety of the intervention

Estimate the effect size of intervention (Cohen's D)

Evaluate the adherence rate to the intervention (as a measure of feasibility)

Secondary outcome measures

Fear of Falling: Fear of falling will be measured by the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I)

Performance on the Four-Square Step Test (FSST) will be measured to assess balance.

Timed Up and Go (TUG) to assess fall risk

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention (Nordic walking)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Nordic walking training. These coaching principles will focus on highlighting the participants' strengths and resourcefulness, setting goals, and utilizing solution-focused problem-solving techniques to achieve those goals during practice and related activities . This group sessions will be conducted biweekly to ensure appropriate progression and adherence to the guidelines set by the International Nordic Walking Federation. In addition to the supervised group sessions, participants will also receive supervised NW training from a certified NW instructor. Participants will be encouraged to set goals and develop strategies to facilitate independent practice for at least three 30-minute sessions per week over a period of 10 weeks. These unsupervised sessions aim to encourage participants to engage in regular practice outside of the group sessions.

Group II: Control (phone calls)Active Control1 Intervention

The control group will receive regular contact to control for attention and maintain participant engagement throughout the study. Over the course of the 10 weeks, participants in this group will receive 5 biweekly phone calls from the study's graduate research assistant (RA). During each phone call, the RA will engage in discussions with participants about leading a healthy lifestyle in general, covering topics such as proper nutrition and adequate sleep. Additionally, the RA will gather safety-related data, including information on any falls that may have occurred. The phone calls will also serve as reminders for participants about upcoming assessments and their importance in the study. The investigators will provide a training session to the control group following the completion of the study if they are interested.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Dr. Mohammad Auais, PhDLead Sponsor

2 Previous Clinical Trials

232 Total Patients Enrolled

Queen's UniversityLead Sponsor

365 Previous Clinical Trials

120,380 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Nordic Walking (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05965011 — N/A

Risk of Falling Clinical Trial 2023: Nordic Walking Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05965011 — N/A

Nordic Walking (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05965011 — N/A

Risk of Falling Research Study Groups: Intervention (Nordic walking), Control (phone calls)

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this research study actively enrolling participants?

"The trial, which was originally publicized on August 29th 2022, is currently looking for participants. This information can be found on clinicaltrials.gov and the study's data was most recently updated on July 19th 2023."

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What is the current recruitment rate for this medical experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical experiment, which was initially published on August 29th 2022, is actively recruiting participants. Approximately 40 individuals must be sourced from a solitary trial site."

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Recent research and studies

formation/NLM/NIH, NCBI. “Gprobe”. 2017. Web. <https://github.com/ncbi/gprobe>..Journal

Gprobe

Information/NLM/NIH, NCBI. 2017. “Gprobe”. GitHub repository. https://github.com/ncbi/gprobe.

Age and AgeingJournal

The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I). A Comprehensive Longitudinal Validation Study

Delbaere, K., J. C. T. Close, A. S. Mikolaizak, P. S. Sachdev, H. Brodaty, and S. R. Lord. 2010. “The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I). A Comprehensive Longitudinal Validation Study”. Age and Ageing. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/ageing/afp225.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Nordic Walking to Manage Falls and Fear of Falling

Dr. Mohammad Auais, PhD 2022. "Nordic Walking to Manage Falls and Fear of Falling". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05965011.