Effect of structured physical activity on prevention of serious fall injuries in adults aged 70-89: randomized clinical trial (LIFE Study).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test whether a long term, structured physical activity program compared with a health education program reduces the risk of serious fall injuries among sedentary older people with functional limitations.

Design

Multicenter, single blinded randomized trial (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study).

Setting

Eight centers across the United States, February 2010 to December 2011.

Participants

1635 sedentary adults aged 70-89 years with functional limitations, defined as a short physical performance battery score ≤ 9, but who were able to walk 400 m.

Interventions

A permuted block algorithm stratified by field center and sex was used to allocate interventions. Participants were randomized to a structured, moderate intensi

SUBMITTER: Gill TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4772786 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature