Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2011
Effectiveness of simple balancing training program in elderly patients with history of frequent falls.
Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of a Simple Designed Programme of Home Based Exercise in Preventing Fall and Improving Balance and Strength in Older People With Mild to Moderate Balance Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trials
Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Balance Training Program Among Elderly at Risk of Falling, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Integration of balance and strength training into daily life activity to reduce rate of falls in older people (the LiFE study): randomised parallel trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2012Trial
- Functional Sensorimotor-Based Training for Balance and Gait Enhancement in Sedentary Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A six-week balance training intervention with older inmates improves static balance in a German prison.JAR life · 2026Article
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- EgoFall: Real-Time Privacy-Preserving Fall Risk Assessment With a Single On-Body Tracking Camera.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2025Article
- Effects of Stroboscopic Goggles on Standing Balance in the Spatiotemporal and Frequency Domains: An Exploratory Study.Journal of applied biomechanics · 2024Article
- The association of moderate-to-vigorous and light-intensity physical activity on static balance in middle-aged and older-aged adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- Determining the Profile of People with Fall Risk in Community-Living Older People in Algarve Region: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Virtual Occupational Therapy Fall Prevention Intervention for People With HIV and Alcohol Use.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2022Article
- The effect of balance exercises and computerized cognitive training on psychomotor performance in elderly.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- Balance Exercises Circuit improves muscle strength, balance, and functional performance in older women.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2016Article
- Influences on modern multifactorial falls prevention interventions and fear of falling in non-frail older adults: a literature review.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2014Review
- Secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures--an "OPTIMAL" model of care from Singapore.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2013Article
- Influence of the Flo-Dynamics Movement System intervention on measures of performance in older persons.Clinical interventions in aging · 2013Article
- Massage Therapy Produces Short-term Improvements in Balance, Neurological, and Cardiovascular Measures in Older Persons.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2012Article
- Editor's choice: sarcopenia or loss of muscle mass.Clinical interventions in aging · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo study the effectiveness of simply-performed balancing exercises in fall prevention.
designPre- and post-trial.
settingUniversity hospital from January 2009 to May 2010.
participantsElderly with falls in the previous year.
interventionSimple balancing exercise was performed at home every day and was recorded in the booklet. MEASUREMENTS: New falling events and a battery of balancing abilities including the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), chair stand, functional reach, and Berg balance scale-short form were evaluated at baseline, 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month periods. Fear of falling and quality of life scores were assessed at baseline and 12-month periods.
results146 subjects were recruited, 116 female (79.5%) with a mean age of 67.1 years. At the end of the study, 49% of participants had not fallen. All of the balancing abilities were compared between frequent and infrequent fallers and were significantly improved (P<0.001) except for functional reach in the frequent fall group. Most subjects (72%-79%) complied well with the exercise program. However, compliance had no effect on balancing abilities. About 36.4% of participants had adverse events from exercise, of which knee pain was the top ranked. The quality of life and the fall efficacy scores increased significantly at the end of the study. Factors affecting falling were compliance with exercise (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 2.55, 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 1.04, 6.30) and a history of falling ≥3 times in the previous year (adjusted OR: 3.76, 95% CI: 1.18, 11.98).
conclusionPerforming simply-designed balancing exercises, at least 3 days per week, can increase balancing abilities, and decrease fall rates in the elderly with a history of previous falls. However, strategies to encourage elderly compliance may prevent falling.
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