ISRCTN57066881.

Study name	The Home‐Based Older People's Exercise (HOPE) trial
Methods	RCT (pilot study)
Participants	Setting: Bradford, United Kingdom Target sample size: 100 Sample: frail older people identified through case management service for community‐dwelling, via GP registers (housebound), day care centres, respite care, on discharge from intermediate care hospitals, elderly medicine outpatient departments Inclusion criteria: long‐term chronic illness; housebound; no age limits Exclusion criteria: unable to stand or walk independently; participating in an exercise programme; registered blind; poorly controlled angina; severe dementia; receiving palliative care
Interventions	1. The HOPE programme: 12 wk progressive exercise intervention to improve strength, mobility, balance, or aerobic capacity (5 repetitions progressing to 10 and 15, 3 x per day, 5 days per wk). Training manual + weekly support from community PT. 2. Control: usual care
Outcomes	Falls a secondary outcome in trial registration form but not in paper, which just states that falls will be recorded. Not clear whether as an outcome or adverse events. Primary outcomes not included in this review.
Starting date	15 July 2010
Contact information	Dr AP Clegg Institute for Health Research Duckworth Lane Bradford BD9 6RJ United Kingdom
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