Irez 2011.
| Methods | Study design: RCT Number of study arms: 2 Length of follow‐up: 3 months |
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| Participants | Setting: Turkey Number of participants: 60 Number analysed: 60 Number lost to follow‐up: 0 Sample: community‐dwelling women Age (years): Intervention mean 72.8 (SD 6.7), Control mean 78.0 (SD 5.7) Sex: 100% female Inclusion criteria: Healthy, > 65 years of age, relatively sedentary (undertaking no leisure time physical activity or < 30 minutes of physical activity a day) for at least a year Exclusion criteria: Any significant health problem or orthopaedic problem that would keep them from fully participating in the intervention protocol or the inability to attend at least 80% of the training sessions, or both |
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| Interventions | 1. Group‐based Pilates: mat exercises, used TheraBand elastic resistance bands, Pilates or exercise balls; 60 minutes, 3 a week for 12 weeks 2. Control group: usual activity |
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| Outcomes | 1. Rate of falls | |
| Duration of the study | 12 weeks | |
| Adherence | Adherence measured as sessions completed 1. Group‐based Pilates group: completed 32/36 sessions (92% participation rate) |
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| Notes | Source of funding: Mugla University, School of Physical Education and Sports Economic information: not reported |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method not reported |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Participants and personnel unblinded but impact of unblinding unknown |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Falls | High risk | Fall calendars were returned to the treating physiotherapist, who also conducted follow‐up phone‐calls |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Fractures | Unclear risk | Not applicable |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Hospital admission, medical attention and adverse events | Unclear risk | Not applicable |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Health related quality of life (self report) | Unclear risk | Not applicable |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Falls and fallers | Low risk | No missing fall data |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Falls measured, but number of fallers not reported. Adverse events not reported. |
| Method of ascertaining falls (recall bias) | Low risk | Falls calendars, completed daily. Calendars were returned to the treating physiotherapist at the end of each month. Physiotherapists followed up non‐returns |