NCT01358032.
Study name | A Matter of Balance at Home (AMB‐Home) |
Methods | RCT |
Participants | N = 389 Sample: random sample from municipal registry offices registers Inclusion criteria: reported some concern about falls; at least some associated avoidance of activity; general health as fair or poor; community‐dwelling; aged 70 years or older; gave informed consent. Exclusion criteria: confined to bed; restricted by the permanent use of a wheelchair; waiting for a nursing home admission; substantial hearing or vision impairment; cognitively impaired. |
Interventions | 1. In‐home multicomponent cognitive behavioural programme 2. Control |
Outcomes | Number of falls Other outcomes not included in this review |
Starting date | March 2009. Final results due 2012 |
Contact information | GIJM Kempen, PhD Maastricht University CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care |
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