Official Title: Health in Motion- A Digital Fall Prevention Program Designed to be Delivered as a Wraparound Program
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2024-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: Falls among older adults are a serious public health concern and injuries resulting from falls can cause significant loss of independence premature death and higher caregiver burden Home-based fall prevention programs such as the Otago Exercise Program educate older adults about the importance of identifying fall risk and provide strategies for reducing fall risk however many are costly and are not scalable accessible or sustainable This project will compare a digital fall prevention program used in a group setting in the community with traditional community-based fall prevention programs
Detailed Description: This study will involve 2 groups Group 1 will participate in traditional human-led community based fall prevention programs and Group 2 will participate in avatar-led community-based fall prevention program Metrics of effectiveness include the rate of falls fall risk fear of falling and falls efficacy Economic benefit will be measured using the European Quality of Life 5-Dimensional Questionnaire along with hospital and clinical visits The primary outcome is the incidence of falls rate in person-months