16
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2016
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2018
Falls management plus exercise training
Participants will undergo a session of falls management and education followed by 12 weeks of strength and balance training. Strength training will be performed 4 times per week. Resistance training of the proximal muscles will be prescribed progressing to loads of 60% of 1 repetition maximum, 8-12 repetitions. Weaker muscles will be trained using 2 sets of 8-12 repetitions against gravity. They will also give a selection of exercises targeting balance to challenge stability and sensory feedback using equipment such as foam cushions, though will be individual based on participants' limitations and abilities. Participants will be asked to perform balance exercises daily.
Falls management only
Participants will undergo a session of falls management and education.
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH, London
Charcot Marie Tooth United Kingdom
UNKNOWN
Kingston University
OTHER
University College London Hospitals
OTHER