Randomised controlled trial of prevention of falls in people aged ≥75 with severe visual impairment: the VIP trial

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Authors

Angela Campbell · University of Otago

M. Clare Robertson · Health Research Council of New Zealand

Steven J. La Grow · University of Otago

Ngaire Kerse · University of Auckland

Gordon Sanderson · Health Research Council of New Zealand

Robert J. Jacobs · University of Auckland

Dianne Sharp

Abstract

The home safety programme reduced falls and was more cost effective than an exercise programme in this group of elderly people with poor vision. The Otago exercise programme with vitamin D supplementation was not effective in reducing falls or injuries in this group, possibly due to low levels of adherence. Trial registration number ISRCTN15342873.

Topics & Keywords

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 331, Issue 7520, pp. 817-817

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38601.447731.55

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