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Table 1 Trial Procedures

From: Feasibility of trial procedures for a randomised controlled trial of a community based group exercise intervention for falls prevention for visually impaired older people: the VIOLET study

 

Intervention

Control

Weeks 1–12

Daily completion of falls diary

1 h weekly exercise session

Advice to carry out up to two hours of additional home exercise per week

Weekly telephone call to/from researcher to record any adverse events

Completion of falls resource/expenses form with the researcher (if required).

Daily completion of falls diary

Weekly telephone call to/from researcher to record any adverse events.

Completion of falls resource/expenses form with the researcher (if required).

Week 12 ((+/−  2 weeks)

Following information collected:

Co-morbidities, current medication, any changes in socioeconomic information, and incidental costs (intervention group only) and the outcome measures were completed.

Information collected as per intervention group

Weeks 12–24

Daily completion of falls diary

Weekly telephone call to/from researcher to record any adverse events.

Completion of falls resource/expenses forms with researcher if required

Information collected as per intervention group.

Week 24 (+/− 2 weeks)

Assessed on all measures

Assessed on all measures