| Trial name or title |
Effectiveness of three interventions to reduce fear of falling and improve functionality in the elderly |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
N = 110
Inclusion criteria: ≥ 60 years old, healthy, community‐dwelling, reported fear of falling, 'Leganés Cognitive Test' ≥ 23, SPPB (short physical performance battery) ≤ 9
Exclusion criteria: some cognitive impairment or medical condition or both that may affect the intervention, permanent use of wheelchair, people who have received prior protocolised management for fear of falling |
| Interventions |
1. Cognitive behavioural therapy: teach participants how to deal with their concerns about falls and related avoidance of activity
2. Tai Chi: training in the Yang style of 24 movement
3. Postural control exercise: individually‐adjusted progressive, specific and functional postural control training |
| Outcomes |
1. Fear of falling
2. Functional mobility
3. Falls
4. Depression
5. Handgrip
6. Daily life activities
7. Self‐rated health
8. Postural control |
| Starting date |
June 2016 |
| Contact information |
Carmen L Curcio, PhD
Universidad de Caldas
Manizales, Caldas, Colombia, 170004
573184665019
Email: carmen.curcio@ucaldas.edu.co |
| Notes |
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