U.S., Oct. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07898878) titled 'Village Doctor-Delivered Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults in Rural Chongqing' on Oct. 21.
Brief Summary: Falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults in rural China. This study evaluated whether a village doctor-delivered fall prevention program, integrated into the national Basic Public Health Services, could reduce falls among community-dwelling older adults aged 60-79 years at high risk of falling in rural Chongqing. In this cluster randomized controlled trial, 8 villages were randomly assigned to either a multicomponent fall prevention intervention (health education, home-based balance and strength exercises, a...