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Falls and mobility in Parkinson 's disease : protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial . BACKGROUND Although physical therapy and falls prevention education are argued to reduce falls and disability in people with idiopathic Parkinson 's disease , this has not yet been confirmed with a large scale randomised controlled clinical trial . The study will investigate the effects on falls , mobility and quality of life of ( i ) movement strategy training combined with falls prevention education , ( ii ) progressive resistance strength training combined with falls prevention education , ( iii ) a generic life-skills social program ( control group ) . METHODS/DESIGN People with idiopathic Parkinson 's disease who live at home will be recruited and randomly allocated to one of three groups . Each person shall receive therapy in an out-patient setting in groups of 3-4 . Each group shall be scheduled to meet once per week for 2 hours for 8 consecutive weeks . All participants will also have a structured 2 hour home practice program for each week during the 8 week intervention phase . Assessments will occur before therapy , after the 8 week therapy program , and at 3 and 12 months after the intervention . A falls calendar will be kept by each participant for 12 months after outpatient therapy.Consistent with the recommendations of the Prevention of Falls Network Europe group , three falls variables will be used as the primary outcome measures : the number of fallers , the number of multiple fallers and the falls rate . In addition to quantifying falls , we shall measure mobility , activity limitations and quality of life as secondary outcomes . DISCUSSION This study has the potential to determine whether outpatient movement strategy training combined with falls prevention education or progressive resistance strength training combined with falls prevention education are effective for reducing falls and improving mobility and life quality in people with Parkinson 's disease who live at home . TRIAL REGISTRATION Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register ( ANZCTR ) : ACTRN12606000344594 .
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Intervention_Physical
physical therapy
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Intervention_Educational
falls prevention education
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Intervention_Educational
movement strategy training
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Intervention_Educational
falls prevention education
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Intervention_Physical
strength training
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Intervention_Educational
falls prevention education
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Intervention_Control
generic life-skills social program
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Intervention_Educational
therapy
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Intervention_Educational
home practice program
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Outcome_Physical
Falls and mobility
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Outcome_Physical
falls
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Outcome_Physical
disability
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Outcome_Physical
falls
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Outcome_Physical
mobility
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Outcome_Other
quality of life
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Outcome_Physical
falls
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Outcome_Physical
the number of fallers
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Outcome_Physical
the number of multiple fallers
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Outcome_Physical
falls rate
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Outcome_Physical
falls
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Outcome_Physical
mobility
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Outcome_Physical
activity limitations
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Outcome_Other
quality of life
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Outcome_Physical
reducing falls
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Outcome_Physical
improving mobility
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Outcome_Physical
life quality
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Participant_Condition
Parkinson 's disease
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Participant_Condition
Parkinson 's disease
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Participant_Condition
idiopathic Parkinson 's disease
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Participant_Condition
Parkinson 's disease