Preventing Falls Among Older Fallers to Test the Effect of LIVE-LiFE, a Home-Based, Tailored Fall Prevention Program

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Conditions studied: Fall Prevention

In brief

Purpose: To test the effect of LIVE-LiFE, a home-based, tailored fall prevention program for older adults with a high risk for falling. Study Type: Single-blind, two group randomized pilot trial. Randomization is 2:1 (27 intervention, 13 control). Participants have a chance of being in the LIVE-LiFE group or the control group. Safe-LiFE Group: Individually tailored intervention at the participant's home spaced across 12 weeks including: * Home safety assessment and risk reduction strategies; incorporating strength and balance training into daily habits vision screening and referral; and education about fear of falling and falls * Home repairs, modifications, and low cost assistive devices to address unsafe home environments increasing fall risk * Medication review and feedback concerning medications with increased fall risk Control Group: • An individualized fall risk assessment provided to participant and their primary care provider Sample: 40 community-dwelling older adults in Baltimore City or County

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03351413

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

40

Starts

2017-07-01

Expected to finish

2019-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-11

Who can join

Age: 70 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults ≥ 70 or older
• Self-report of 2 or more falls in the past 12 months OR 1 fall causing injury in the past 12 months

You may not qualify if…

• Moderate-severe memory problems
• No conversational English
• Not able to stand
• Resident in a nursing home or assisted living facility
• Hospitalized > 3 times in the last year
• Terminally ill (<1 year expected survival)
• Receiving active cancer treatment

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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