Treadmill perturbation-based balance training to prevent unrecovered falls in fall-prone older adults with and without cognitive impairment: protocol for the multi-center randomized controlled TRAIL study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately one-third of older adults fall each year, most often due to slips or trips. Fall incidence is even higher in those with cognitive impairment (CI). Among older adults who fall, about 50% are unable to get up without assistance. Such unrecovered falls are particularly critical, as they are linked to prolonged lying periods, an increased risk of medical complications, and mortality. As unrecovered falls require third-party assistance, they offer an opportunity to incorporate proxy information into fall reporting to reduce recall bias. Perturbation-based balance training (PBT) aims to improve recovery reactions in response to balance disturbances such as slips and trips and thereby prevent falls. This task-specific approach has shown promise in reducing falls i

SUBMITTER: Koschate-Storm J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12860074 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature