Tango belt

Intervention

1 paper4 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Human trial1

Outcomes

3

Fall rate

no changein humans1

1 study
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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

1

Hip fracture

downin humans1

1 study
  1. 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

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