Multi-centre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care: protocol of the ProAct 65+ trial

Steve Iliffe; Denise Kendrick; Richard Morris; Dawn Skelton; Heather Gage; Susie Dinan; Zoe Stevens; Mirilee Pearl; Tahir Masud

doi:10.1186/1745-6215-11-6

Multi-centre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care: protocol of the ProAct 65+ trial

Steve Iliffe, Denise Kendrick, Richard Morris, Dawn Skelton, Heather Gage, Susie Dinan, Zoe Stevens, Mirilee Pearl, Tahir Masud

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Regular physical activity reduces the risk of mortality from all causes, with a powerful beneficial effect on risk of falls and hip fractures. However, physical activity levels are low in the older population and previous studies have demonstrated only modest, short-term improvements in activity levels with intervention.

Original language	English
Journal	Trials
Volume	11
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-11-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

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primary care
community group exercise programme
over 65s
trial

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Effectiveness of general practice-based physical activity promotion for older adults: systematic review
Stevens, Z., Barlow, C., Kendrick, D., Masud, T., Skelton, D., Dinan-Young, S. & Iliffe, S., 2013, In: Primary Health Care Research and Development. p. 1-12
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Iliffe, S., Kendrick, D., Morris, R., Skelton, D., Gage, H., Dinan, S., Stevens, Z., Pearl, M., & Masud, T. (2010). Multi-centre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care: protocol of the ProAct 65+ trial. Trials, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-11-6

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Multi-centre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care: protocol of the ProAct 65+ trial

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