A Personalized Video-based Exercise Program for Fall Prevention in Frail and Pre-frail Older Adult
Frailty | Fall Injury | Age-Related Sarcopenia | Age-Related Atrophy | Old Age; AtrophyThis is a randomized interventional clinical trial, whereby 100 participants will be randomized to either follow the SAFE exercise program (experimental group) or not (control group). At the end of the intervention, the experimental group will be encouraged to continue doing the exercises, and the control group will have the opportunity to participate in the SAFE exercises. 12 weeks post-intervention, the investigators will follow up with participants by telephone to follow up whether they are still following the SAFE program or not.
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Participation Requirements
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Sex:
ALL -
Eligible Ages:
70 and up
Participation Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Considered Frail or Pre frail according to Fried's criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
* Smoked within 6 months prior to study enrollment,
* dementia diagnosos,
* Abused drugs, medication or alcohol within up to 30 days prior to the start of the study.
* drug or alcohol-addiction,
* Heart disease, history of heart attacks or electrocardiogram abnormalities
* Any family history of thrombosis, thrombosis risk,
* hypocalcaemia,
* uric acidemia,
* orthostatic intolerance,
* vestibular disorders,
* considerable musculoskeletal issues,
* chronic back pain,
* head trauma,
* seizures,
* ulcers,
* renal stones,
* gastro-esophageal reflux disease,
* renal function disorder,
* hiatus hernia,
* migraines,
* mental illness diagnosis
* prescribed medication that may interfere with the interpretation of the results
Study Location
Royal Victoria Hospital - Glen site
Royal Victoria Hospital - Glen siteMontréal, Quebec
Canada
Contact Study Team
- Study Sponsored By
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
- Participants Required
- More Information
- Study ID:
NCT06363942