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Registration number
ACTRN12619001784101
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
3/09/2019
Date registered
17/12/2019
Date last updated
27/02/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
17/12/2019
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Does four weeks of motor imagery training improve physical and perceived ability in older adults?
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Scientific title
Does four weeks of motor imagery training improve physical and perceived ability of mobility and balance in older adults?
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1239-3137
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Falls
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Impaired balance
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Condition category
Condition code
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation
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Physiotherapy
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Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation
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Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
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Musculoskeletal
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Other muscular and skeletal disorders
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Participants in the intervention group will undertake 15 minutes of guided motor imagery training five times per week for four weeks. The guided motor imagery will be provided in the form of narrated audio files and are accompanied by video clips of each task. The audio and video files will be uploaded onto a portable music player/tablet or the mobile phone of each participant and are set out as a schedule. A total of three or four tracks will be scheduled for each session to ensure each session is limited to 15 minutes. All imaging tasks and instructions are designed to get participants to imagine the movements from a first-person perspective and progress in difficulty during the program. The audio tracks will encourage participants to imagine themselves completing balance and mobility related tasks such as reaching and walking up stairs. Participants will be provided with an instruction booklet with a schedule of files to listen to on certain days and a checklist to monitor their progress during the program.
The motor imagery intervention was specifically designed for this study and target movements to improve balance and mobility tasks.
Adherence will be monitored in two ways: 1) by participants completing a training diary, 2) monitoring track/video views on the electronic device using device analytics.
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Intervention code [1]
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Rehabilitation
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Intervention code [2]
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Treatment: Other
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Comparator / control treatment
No treatment will be provided to the control group. They will encouraged to continue with their everyday activities.
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Control group
Active
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Timed Up and Go (TUG) to assess mobility
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Baseline and 4 weeks
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Primary outcome [2]
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Imagined Timed Up and Go (iTUG) to assess perception of mobility
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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Baseline and 4 weeks
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Gait speed assessed over 6 metres (at 3 differing widths - 15cm, 25cm and 50cm). The gait speed at differing widths are assessed as a composite measure. Measured with a stopwatch - time commences on the command 'go' and finishes when the participant reaches the end of the path.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Baseline and 4 weeks
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Imagined gait speed over 6m (at differing widths - 15cm, 25cm and 50cm). The imagined gait speed at differing widths are assessed as a composite measure. Measured with a stopwatch - time commences on the command 'go' and finishes when the participant imagines them-self reaching the end of the path.
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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Baseline and 4 weeks
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Step-over test .
Step over test height will be recorded in cm, the perceived step-over height will be determined by the participant by stating at what height they believe they could safely step over a bar.
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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Baseline and 4 weeks
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Secondary outcome [4]
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The Short Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC-6) Scale: The ABC-6 will be used to assess balance confidence in participants at baseline and post-intervention. Participants are required to rate how confident they are that they would not lose balance when performing six tasks
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Assessment method [4]
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Timepoint [4]
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Secondary outcome [5]
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Secondary outcomes
Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery questionnaire (KVIQ): The 10 item KVIQ will be used to assess the imagery ability of participants at baseline and post-intervention. Participants are required to perform a series of movements, then imagine performing that movement and then rate the clarity or intensity of their imagined movements. Score of 10-50 possible.
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Assessment method [5]
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Timepoint [5]
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Baseline and 4 weeks
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Secondary outcome [6]
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Perceived step-over test.
The perceived step-over height will be determined by the participant stating at what height they believe they could safely step over a bar.
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Assessment method [6]
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Timepoint [6]
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Baseline and four weeks
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Secondary outcome [7]
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Trail making test to assess executive function.
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Assessment method [7]
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Timepoint [7]
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Baseline and 4 weeks
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
aged 65-90 years, independent community dwelling and willing to be randomised and commit to the study requirements.
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Minimum age
65
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Maximum age
90
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
Acute or terminal illness, unstable or ongoing cardiovascular and/or respiratory disorder, neurological disease or impairment, joint replacement surgery in the past six months, or the inability to commit to a period of time equivalent to the duration of the study. Impaired vision that precludes them from seeing an object (bar) from 7m.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Sealed opaque envelopes
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Permuted block randomisation
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
Normality of distribution of the test measures will be confirmed using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Outcome measures will be presented as mean (standard deviation). Analysis will be based on intention-to-treat. Independent samples T-tests will determine whether any group difference exist at baseline in outcome measures and demographic data. Repeated measures ANOVA (between factors) will be used to identify differences between groups from baseline to follow-up (group*time) for the physical and imagined outcome measures together with the error or perception differences (ie. percentage difference between actual and imagined task). Differences between groups for balance confidence will also be assessed using a repeated measures ANOVA (between factors). The relationship between physical performance and balance confidence will be assessed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Traditionally, in order to calculate the number of participants required for a study, power calculations would be performed based on previous similarly designed training studies that have assessed mobility in older adults. As there is a paucity of literature in terms of response to motor imagery in older adults and lack of consistency between outcome measures, it may be misleading to use previous motor imagery studies. As such, our sample size estimates will be based on previous motor imagery studies in stroke rehabilitation that have typically had 12-15 participants per group. For the proposed trial we aim to recruit 17 participants per group (34 in total) to account for a 10% drop-out rate. This sample size should allow for appropriate power to guide recommendations and inform future studies while still being small enough to be feasible in the short term.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/03/2020
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Actual
1/03/2021
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
30/10/2020
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Actual
14/12/2021
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
18/12/2020
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Actual
17/01/2022
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Sample size
Target
50
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Accrual to date
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Final
53
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD
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Recruitment hospital [1]
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The Prince Charles Hospital - Chermside
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Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
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4012 - Wavell Heights
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Recruitment postcode(s) [2]
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4013 - Northgate
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Recruitment postcode(s) [3]
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4014 - Banyo
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Recruitment postcode(s) [4]
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4032 - Chermside
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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Australian Catholic University
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Address [1]
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1100 Nudgee Rd, Banyo, QLD 4014
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Individual
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Name
Vaughan Nicholson
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Address
School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Rd, Banyo QLD 4014
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Australian Catholic University HREC
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Ethics committee address [1]
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8-20 Napier Street, North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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15/08/2019
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Approval date [1]
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29/10/2019
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Ethics approval number [1]
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2019-152HC
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Summary
Brief summary
It is well established that with normal ageing come reductions in mobility, physical ability and associated functional performance. It has been identified that a mismatch between actual physical abilities and perceived physical ability are associated with increased falls risk and risk-taking behavior in older adults. This mismatch between physical and perceived abilities may be partly due to impairments in motor planning which commonly deteriorates with ageing. A simple way to measure the association between actual and perceived abilities is to compare the difference (error) in time or distance between actual and imagined (or perceived) performance. Motor imagery is the imagining of an action without its physical execution and can effectively improve motor skill and promote motor leaning as it activates areas of the brain that are normally activated during actual physical performance. Motor imagery has been shown to improve muscle strength and mobility, but it is not known whether motor imagery can influence the relationship between actual and perceived ability. The aim of this study is to identify whether four weeks of motor imagery training can improve physical abilities together with perception of motor abilities in older adults.
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Trial website
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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Dr Vaughan Nicholson
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Address
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School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Rd Banyo, QLD 4014
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 7 36237687
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Fax
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Email
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vaughan.nicholson@acu.edu.au
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Vaughan Nicholson
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Address
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School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Rd Banyo, QLD 4014
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 7 36237687
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Email
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vaughan.nicholson@acu.edu.au
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Vaughan Nicholson
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Address
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School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Rd Banyo, QLD 4014
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 7 36237687
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Fax
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Email
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vaughan.nicholson@acu.edu.au
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
Yes
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What data in particular will be shared?
Individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification that underlies published data
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When will data be available (start and end dates)?
Immediately following publication, no end date
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Available to whom?
Researchers who provide a methodologically sound proposal
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Available for what types of analyses?
To achieve the aims in the approved proposal
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How or where can data be obtained?
Access subject to approvals by Principal Investigator - provided in spreadsheet (de-identified data). These will be made available by emailing the principle investigator - vaughan.nicholson@acu.edu.au
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
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Citation
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Study protocol
vaughan.nicholson@acu.edu.au
Ethical approval
378256-(Uploaded-17-12-2019-09-53-08)-Study-related document.pdf
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