Tango belt
1 paper4 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Human trial1
Outcomes
3Fall rate
no changein humans1
1 study
Fall rate
no changein humans1
Tango belt has no effect on fall rate in humans (p=0.081).
“Analysis of fall events between the matched groups demonstrated similar rates of falls (p=0.081)”
Human trial6 months
REDUCING SERIOUS FALL INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY STUDY
GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024
Emergency department visits
downin humans1
1 study
Emergency department visits
downin humans1
Tango belt decreases emergency department visits in humans (6.0% vs 17.8%, p=0.0001).
“ED visits (6.0% vs 17.8% p=0.0001) were also significantly reduced in the intervention vs control group”
Human trial6 months
REDUCING SERIOUS FALL INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY STUDY
GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024
Hospitalization
downin humans1
1 study
Hospitalization
downin humans1
Tango belt decreases hospitalization in humans (8.2% vs 18.9%, p=0.004).
“the proportion of hospitalizations (8.2% vs 18.9% p=0.004) and ED visits (6.0% vs 17.8% p=0.0001) were also significantly reduced in the intervention vs control group”
Human trial6 months
REDUCING SERIOUS FALL INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY STUDY
GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024
Associations
1Hip fracture
downin humans1
1 study
Hip fracture
downin humans1
Tango belt lowers the risk of hip fracture in humans (1.1% vs 12.1%, p=0.004).
“a significant reduction in the proportion of major hip injuries in the intervention versus the control group (1.1% vs 12.1% p=0.004) demonstrating a protective effect of 90.9%”
Human trial6 months
REDUCING SERIOUS FALL INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY STUDY
GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024