NCT04036383

Effects of Different Type Exercise Trainings on Functionality in Older Fallers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ayşe Abit Kocaman · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study to examine the effectiveness of different types of exercise trainings on functionality in older faller

Detailed description

Individuals participating in the study will be blinded and 30 elderly individuals will be included. Sociodemographic information of individuals, Mini Mental State Test, Fall Efficacy Scale, Dynamic Gait Index, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale, Daily Life Activities Scale for Vestibular Disorders, World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Elderly Module test results will be recorded. Hip flexors and abductors, m.quadriceps femoris and m.tibialis anterior muscle strength will be measured by manual muscle dynamometer. In balance assessments; sensory organization test and adaptation test of computerized dynamic posturography will be recorded. Individuals will be divided into 3 groups by blocking and stratification randomization method. All individuals in the group will perform vestibular exercise training twice a day for 8 weeks as a home exercise program. In the first group, vestibular exercise training will be used as a home program, in the second group, individual rehabilitation program will be applied to the computerized balance system and in the third group, square step exercises will be applied. Exercise training will be held 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Conditions

• Fall Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	vestibular exercise training	The home exercise program consists of vestibulookular reflex stimulating exercises, lower extremity somatosensory system training, static and dynamic balance exercises
OTHER	Balance training with computerized balance system	Thanks to the receivers under the Neurocom balance master platform, the data of the center of gravity is transferred to the system and visual feedback is provided. Qualitative information reflects progression during static and dynamic postural exercises of the patient. To correct the load distribution, it is necessary to move the cursor to the specified targets in the exercises. The degree of difficulty of training can be increased by increasing the distance between the targets, reducing the time required to reach the targets, changing foot positions or adding upper extremity activity.
OTHER	square step exercises	Elderly individuals in the square step exercise group will perform step exercises on 2.5x1.0 m thin cushions divided into 40 equal parts. Square step exercises include exercises that include anterior, posterior, lateral and diagonal directions of increasing difficulty. The order of the training program is at four different levels and is organized according to small, basic, regular and advanced levels.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-31
• Primary completion: 2019-08-01
• Completion: 2020-01-01
• First posted: 2019-07-29
• Last updated: 2020-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)