NCT02746835

Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk

Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk - a Preliminary Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aveiro University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Middle-aged or older people with fall risk were assessed and invited to a multidisciplinary falls prevention program. This program consisted on an adapted exercise program. Two sessions per week were performed, during 6 weeks supervised by a physiotherapist. At the end of this program, measures of physical condition and of self-efficacy were repeated to determine its related-effect.

Conditions

• Fall Risk

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise program for fall prevention	Set of exercises to improve the following parameters: balance, endurance, muscle strength, flexibility.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2016-01-01
• First posted: 2016-04-21
• Last updated: 2016-04-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal