Skelton 2005.

Study characteristics
Methods	RCT
Participants	Setting: United Kingdom N = 100 Sample: women recruited using posters, newspapers and radio stations Age (years): mean 72.8 (SD 5.9) Inclusion criteria: aged ≥ 65; living independently in own home; ≥ 3 falls in previous year Exclusion criteria: acute rheumatoid arthritis; uncontrolled heart failure or hypertension; significant cognitive impairment; significant neurological disease or impairment; previously diagnosed osteoporosis
Interventions	1. FAME exercise class 1 hour, 1 x per wk for 36 wks plus home exercises 30 min 2 x per wk 2. Control: no exercise class. Home‐based seated exercises 2 x per wk
Outcomes	1. Rate of falls 2. Number of people falling
Duration of the study	36 wks
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Quote: "randomly allocated (blind)"
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Insufficient information to permit judgement
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Participants and personnel implementing the intervention not blind to allocated group, but impact of non‐blinding unclear
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Falls and fallers	Low risk	Falls reported by participants who were aware of their group allocation. Quote: "The information from the diaries was recorded by an observer blinded to the subject’s group who also contacted subjects if diaries had not been returned for two weeks or more."
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Falls	Unclear risk	SeeAppendix 3 for method of assessment. Insufficient information to permit judgement.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Fallers	Low risk	SeeAppendix 3 for method of assessment
Risk of bias in recall of falls	Low risk	Quote: "Both groups completed daily falls diaries... Diaries were returned every 2 weeks by post to the investigator..." Telephone contact if dairies not returned for 2 weeks or more.