Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2019
Daily Use of Bilateral Custom-Made Ankle-Foot Orthoses for Fall Prevention in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02819011 (OHI--Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate Efficacy, Acceptability, and Perception of Benefit of an Innovative Custom AFO), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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OHI--Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate Efficacy, Acceptability, and Perception of Benefit of an Innovative Custom AFO
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Smart Offloading Boot System for Remote Patient Monitoring: Toward Adherence Reinforcement and Proper Physical Activity Prescription for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2023Article
- Extended effects of a wearable sensory prosthesis on gait, balance function and falls after 26 weeks of use in persons with peripheral neuropathy and high fall risk-The walk2Wellness trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Effects of a Wearable Sensory Prosthesis on Gait and Balance Function After 10 Weeks of Use in Persons With Peripheral Neuropathy and High Fall Risk - The walk2Wellness Trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2020Article
- Utilization of orthoses and assistive devices among a national sample of lower limb orthosis users.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effects of bilateral custom-made ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) to prevent falls for older adults with concern about or at risk for falling over 12-month daily use.
designSecondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
settingCommunity-dwelling older adults.
interventionHalf of the participants were randomly allocated to an intervention group (IG) that received fitted walking shoes and bilateral custom-made AFOs, and the other half were randomly allocated to a control group (CG) that only received fitted walking shoes. MEASUREMENTS: Self-reported fall history of 12-month duration was investigated at baseline and 12-month follow-up for both groups. Fall incidence rate and proportion of fallers were used as outcome measures to determine effects of 12-month footwear intervention in either group.
participantsAdults aged 65 years and older with concern about or at risk for falling (n = 44).
resultsNo significant between-group differences in participant characteristics were observed at the baseline (P = .144-.882). Within the IG, significant reductions were found in the fall incidence rate (P = .039) and the proportion of fallers (P = .036) at the 12-month follow-up compared to the baseline. Within the CG, no significant change was found at the 12-month follow-up compared to the baseline for the fall incidence rate (P = .217) or the proportion of fallers (P = .757). When comparing the IG with the CG, there was no significant difference in the change from the baseline to the 12-month follow-up for the fall incidence rate (P = .572) or the proportion of fallers (P = .080).
conclusionThis study failed to demonstrate a significant benefit of bilateral custom-made AFOs to reduce falls compared to fitted walking shoes. However, the AFO users had significant reductions in falls compared to the preceding year. A future study with a larger sample size is recommended to confirm these observations. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION-URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02819011. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:1656-1661, 2019.
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