Aquatic Exercise and Efficacy Enhancement to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults With Hip Osteoarthritis

PHASE1CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

79

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2008

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2008

Conditions
Arthritis
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

exercise

A community aquatic exercise program designed for older adults to improve balance, strength and mobility to decrease the risk of falls.

BEHAVIORAL

2

Same as 1 with the addition of a 1/week educational group program to improve confidence in movement, learn about fall risk and fall prevention and the rationale for the exercises to decrease fall risk.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

no exercise

Trial Locations (1)

S7N 5B2

College of Kinesiology, Saskatoon

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

lead

University of Saskatchewan

OTHER

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