NCT01314638

Study of Adherence and Effects of Balance Exercices (SIEL BLEU Associatio)

Etude de l'adhérence et Des Effets Des Ateliers "équilibre Siel Bleu" Sur la Marche, la Cognition, l'Autonomie et l'indépendance Des Sujets Atteints d'Une Maladie d'Alzheimer, et Sur le Fardeau de l'Aidant Principal

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Angers · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the adherence to "Siel bleu" balance exercises in patients with Alzheimer's disease, while taking into account the disease stages.

Detailed description

The practice of physical activity, more specifically postural balance exercises, is an intervention that improves gait performance in the elderly. Among patients with Alzheimer's disease, it seems that physical exercice also improves cognitive performance, reduces the loss of autonomy and independence in activities of daily living. All these effects may reduce the caregiver burden. Despite several initiatives in France, no study has been carried out to test the adherence to postural balance exercises and to examine the benefits on older AD patients and their caregiver. The main objective of this study is to measure the adherence to "Siel bleu" balance exercises in patients with Alzheimer's disease, while taking into account the disease stages.

Conditions

• Gait Apraxia
• Alzheimer Disease
• Impaired Cognition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Workshop balances	one workshop per week for 20 weeks. Evaluation before and after.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-06-01
• Completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2011-03-14
• Last updated: 2011-03-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France