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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2016

Randomized Control Trials on Otago Exercise Program (OEP) to Reduce Falls Among Elderly Community Dwellers in Shahroud, Iran.

Ali Dadgari, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Mohammad Nazrul Hakim, Reza Chaman, Seyed Abbas Mousavi, Lim Poh Hin, Leila Dadvar

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Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2016. 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, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05044884 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Otago Exercise Program vs Circuit Training on Balance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled42ConditionsCOPDArmsOtago Exercise training, Circuit training
NCT05290571 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of Modified Otago Exercise Program on Balance Performance of Elderlies in Hong Kong

TypeinterventionalSponsorTung Wah CollegeRan2021 to 2021Enrolled33ConditionsHealthy Aging, FallArmsModified Otago Exercise Program with music, Modified Otago Exercise Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  8. Fear of Falling and its Associations with Functional and Psychosocial Factors among Older Adults in Rural Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2025
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  9. Exercise based reduction of falls in communitydwelling older adults: a network meta-analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ali DadgariSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, IR Iran; Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, University of Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tengku Aizan HamidMalaysian Research Institute on Ageing, University of Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mohammad Nazrul HakimFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Putra Malaysia. Darul Ehsan, Selangor, Malaysia.
Reza ChamanSchool of Medicine, Yasooj University of Medical Sciences, Yasojj, IR Iran.
Seyed Abbas MousaviHealth Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, IR Iran.
Lim Poh HinFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Putra Malaysia. Darul Ehsan, Selangor, Malaysia.
Leila DadvarImam Hossein Education Research and Treatment Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, IR Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFall is a worldwide health problem among elderly people and a known leading cause of disabilities. Fall prevention programs have been implemented in various forms. The Otago exercise program (OEP) is one of the most recent home-base exercise training program.

objectivesThis study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of OEP to reduce falls among elderly people in Shahroud, IR Iran. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis randomised control trial was conducted among the elderly community dwellers in Shahroud city of the Semnan province, IR Iran, with experience of falls in the last 12 months. Subjects of the study (n = 317) were recruited from elderly senior citizens at public health centers. Block systematic random sampling was applied to categorize the subjects in experimental and control groups. The experimental group (n = 160) received OEP for six months and was compared with the control group (n = 157) who received general health training. This study was registered with the following ID, IRCT2014012016285N1.

resultsThe findings of the study showed that OEP improved physical performance (Berg-Balance-Score with P > 0.025, and Timed-Up-Go-Test with P > 0.017) and functional capacity (Arm-Curl-Test with P > 0.00 and Chair-Stand-Test with P > 0.01). In addition, OEP significantly reduced the incidence of falls (P ≤ 0.00) among senior citizens in the experimental group. DISCUSSION: The OEP as a home-based exercise is effective for the reduction of the incidence of falls among senior citizens with a history of falls. The OEP can be recommended for elderly homebound people who do not have access to facilities.

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