Effectiveness of two year balance training programme on prevention of fall induced injuries in at risk women aged 75-85 living in community: Ossebo randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of a two year exercise programme of progressive balance retraining in reducing injurious falls among women aged 75-85 at increased risk of falls and injuries and living in the community.

Design

Pragmatic multicentre, two arm, parallel group, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

20 study sites in 16 medium to large cities throughout France.

Participants

706 women aged 75-85, living in their own home, and with diminished balance and gait capacities, randomly allocated to the experimental intervention group (exercise programme, n=352) or the control group (no intervention, n=354).

Intervention

Weekly supervised group sessions of progressive balance training offered in community based premises for two years, supplemented

SUBMITTER: El-Khoury F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4511529 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature