About this trial
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three health education intervention modules in preventing falls among older adults living in the community. The study is designed as a factorial randomized controlled trial, assessing the impact of three health education intervention modules: Fall prevention knowledge education,Exercise education, and Home hazard reduction education. Each module will have a 'yes' and 'no' version, resulting in eight experimental conditions.
The primary questions it seeks to address are: (1) What is the main effect of different health education intervention modules on preventing falls in older adults living in the community? (2)What is the interactive effect of different health education intervention modules on preventing falls in older adults living in the community?
The trial will be conducted in twenty four sub-district in Baiyun District, Guangzhou City. An estimated 37 participants will be recruited from each of the 24 sub-districts, with the sub-districts being randomly assigned to one of the eight experimental groups by a statistician independent of the research team using computer-generated random numbers.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 60-80 inclusive
Live in the community
Expected to live in their current place of residence for the next 12 months
can walk 50 metres without the assistance of an assistive device
Disqualifiers
Exclusion of subjects with acute illness or acute stages of chronic disease
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Fall prevention knowledge education
- Exercise education
- Home hazard reduction education
Treatment groups
8
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.
Locations
Sponsors and collaborators
Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Lead sponsor
Southern Medical University, China
Collaborator