NCT01830634

Lower-limb Strength and Flexibility Program on Prevention of Falls in the Community-dwelling Elderly

Effect of Strength and Flexibility Training With Elastic Band on Gait Pattern and Functional Ability in the Elderly

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 107 (actual)
• Sponsor: Changhua Christian Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Accidental falls result in major physical and psychological morbidity in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lower-limb strength and flexibility program, which is analyzed under the control of other risk factors, on preventing falls and fall-related injuries in the community-dwelling elderly.

Detailed description

To estimate the effect of strength and flexibility training with elastic band on community-dwelling elderly gait, balance, and functional performance. All subjects received a home exercise program with low resistance elastic band training. All subjects were assessed for functional assessment, balance and gait analysis at initial and after training.

Conditions

• Accidental Falls

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Theraband with strengthening and stretching exercise	Using the theraband for strengthening and stretching the upper and lower extremity muscles. All exercises were performed by using a Theraband in the following movements: shoulder elevating and abducting, horizontal and oblique direction, plantar flexion, dorsi-flexion, inversion and eversion of ankle, knee extension and hip abduction. The stretching exercises were focused on the hamstring muscle and heel cord. Each movement was held for 5 seconds. The participants were instructed to perform 5-10 repetitions of each movements twice per day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-06-01
• Primary completion: 2006-01-01
• Completion: 2006-07-01
• First posted: 2013-04-12
• Last updated: 2020-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan