Steady Together Fall Prevention Program in the Home

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of the research study is to assess the efficacy of the occupational therapy Steady Together Fall Prevention Program in the Home for persons with Parkinson's Disease (PwP) who are members of InMotion. InMotion is a community wellness center that offers a variety of programs for PwP. The goal of the program is to prolong safe and independent living of PwP within their homes through fall prevention. Objectives are: 1) to identify areas in the home that are barriers to safe and accessible functioning for PwP with a focus on fall prevention; 2) To recommend assistive equipment, performance strategies, and home modifications as well as helpful resources to enhance safety and accessibility within the home. 3) to improve accessibility of the home; 4) to improve the PwP's safety confidence within their home. Research questions are: 1. Do participants have improved safety confidence in their homes as relates to falls after completing the program 2. Is home more accessible after completing program 3. What areas of the home pose the most fall risk among this population 4. What types of modifications and assistive devices help to reduce falls among this population 5. Does the program help to reduce falls among this population Participants will complete an initial intake form (30 minutes); they will participate in a 2 hour home assessment performed by occupational therapists using the Home for Life Design (HfLD platform in which they will be asked to identify areas of their home they have fall safety concerns; they will rate the safety of these spaces; they will demonstrate activities of daily living done in spaces and the occupational therapist will rate accessibility of these spaces; they will participate in a 30 minute meeting with the occupational therapist to review report with recommendations and resources and develop an agreed upon action plan; they will implement action plan; they will participate in a one hour reassessment; participate in a follow up 30 minute phone interview one year later. Total time commitment is 4 hours.

What you commit to

• Study type: Interventional
• Planned participants: 50
• From 6 Apr 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 May 2028
• 1 site in 1 country
• Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who the study is looking for

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

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