Trial reportAge and ageing2023
Effectiveness of exercise on fall prevention in community-dwelling older adults: a 2-year randomized controlled study of 914 women.
Trial report in Age and ageing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 22 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of exercise interventions on fall-related injuries in community-dwelling older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Remote exercise snacking and fall-related functional outcomes in older adults: a systematic review including a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Tai Chi-based combined interventions on muscle function, muscle mass, and physical performance in older adults with sarcopenia, frailty, or risk of functional decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Tai Chi on balance and fall prevention in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Validation of a fall rate prediction model for community-dwelling older adults: a combined analysis of three cohorts with 1850 participants.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Vitamin DJournal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of a home-based physical exercise intervention in patients with hip fragility fractures: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Exercise reduces the risk of falls in women with polypharmacy: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Body composition, balance, functional capacity and falls in older women.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Trial
- Insights into the modulation of age-related macular degeneration: Molecular and systems-level perspectives.Acta ophthalmologica · 2026Article
- The impact of systemic long-term medications for the development of age-related macular degeneration.Acta ophthalmologica · 2026Article
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- The Effect of Periodic Assessments and Verbal Feedback on Physical Function and Adherence in Healthy Adults Aged ≥65: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Burden and Determinants of Fall and its Related Injuries in the Elderly Population of Uttarakhand, India: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Article
- Physical activity, falls, and dementia risk in adults aged ≥ 60: evidence from three cohorts.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Longitudinal association between chronic diseases and fall risk among middle-aged and older adults in China: the mediating role of activity limitations.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Burden of accumulating fragility fractures on health service usage and costs among post-menopausal women.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Article
- What to Know About Falls in Older Adults? Risk Factors, Predictors, and Therapeutic Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Sarcopenic obesity and risk of falls: findings in Middle-aged and older Chinese population from CHARLS.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommunal exercise interventions may help prevent falls and injuries. However, pragmatic trials demonstrating the effectiveness of such strategies are sparse.
methodsWe determined whether a cost-free 12-month admission to the city's recreational sports facilities including initial 6 months of supervised weekly gym and Tai Chi sessions decreases the number of falls and related injuries. The mean (SD) follow-up time was 22·6 (4.8) months in 2016-19. A total of 914 women from a population-based sample with a mean age of 76.5 (SD 3.3, range 71.1-84.8) years were randomized into exercise intervention (n = 457) and control (n = 457) groups. Fall information was collected through biweekly short message (SMS) queries and fall diaries. Altogether 1,380 falls were recorded for the intention-to-treat analysis, with 1,281 (92.8%) being verified by telephone.
resultsA 14.3% fall rate reduction was detected in the exercise group (Incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 0.86; CI 95% 0.77-0.95) compared with the control group. Approximately half of the falls caused moderate (n = 678, 52.8%) or severe (n = 61, 4.8%) injury. In total, 13.2% (n = 166) of falls (including 73 fractures) required medical consultation with a 38% lower fracture rate in the exercise group (IRR = 0.62; CI 95% 0.39-0.99). Overall, the greatest reduction of 41% (IRR = 0.59; CI 95% 0.36-0.99) was observed in falls with severe injury and pain.
conclusionsA community-based approach for a 6-month exercise period combined with a 12-month free use of sports premises can reduce falls, fractures and other fall-related injuries in aging women.
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