Marketing Fall Prevention Classes to Older Adults in Faith-Based Congregations

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Accidental Falls

In brief

This cluster randomized trial will test whether a social marketing program implemented in churches can motivate older adults to join exercise classes, in order to improve their strength and balance and thus prevent falls.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00542360

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

51

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-03

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Churches located in Mesa County, Colorado, that have adult members who are aged 60 and older
• Exercise class participants will include community-dwelling members of enrolled churches who are aged 60 and older, English- or Spanish-speaking, ambulatory with or without assistive devices, and cognitively able to consent and be tested.

You may not qualify if…

• Older adults with any medical condition that precludes participation in an exercise program, as determined by the participant or their physician, or who are not physically able to pass the Modified-Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction in Balance (M-CTSIB) at baseline

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment — Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

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