NCT03961750: TAIC

TAIC: Student-led Exercise for Older Adults at Risk of Falling

Completed NA Last updated 23 February 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing OTAGO in Falls in 12 participants. Completed in 1 September 2023.

Timeline

1 October 2019

Primary endpoint
27 October 2021

1 September 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Glasgow Caledonian University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	12
Start date	1 October 2019
Primary completion	27 October 2021
Estimated completion	1 September 2023
Sites	1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

• OTAGO

Conditions studied

• Falls — all drugs for Falls →
• Exercise — all drugs for Exercise →

Sponsor

Glasgow Caledonian University

Who can join

65 and older, any sex, with Falls or Exercise. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The National Records of Scotland population projections show the pension age population increasing by 25% over the next 25 years. Falls are a major cause of hospitalisation in older adults, one in three community dwelling older adults over 65 years of age fall each year. There is a need to explore novel methods of delivering care to a growing older adult population. A programme of exercise called OTAGO has been found to reduce the number of falls for older adults. Several studies have explored the use of students to lead exercise interventions but these have not included assessing the impact to student educational experiences and outcomes with varying degrees of success on patient outcomes and no adverse events.

Research Aim: To examine the feasibility of a student-led exercise intervention in improving falls risk outcomes for community dwelling older adults at risk of falling referred from NHS falls services.

Study Design: A feasibility study examining a single patient group undertaking a 12 week, student-led, OTAGO exercise class for community dwelling older adults at Glasgow Caledonian University. OTAGO consists of progressive strength and balance exercises.

Participants will be screened, invited to consent to the trial, asked to undertake the 12 week intervention and assessed using physical measures before and after the trial and face to face interviews after the trial.

Recruitment will be through the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Lanarkshire community falls teams and the exercise delivery is consistent with usual care, the main difference is the location and student leaders. Students are qualified OTAGO Leaders.

Funding has been received from AGILE the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists professional network working with older adults.

Student educational experiences and outcomes will be assessed over the study period and are included in a separate study protocol

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.