NCT04690777

Efficacy of Vestibular Physiotherapy Against Multi-component Exercise in Functional Improvement in the Elderly

Efficacy of Vestibular Physiotherapy Against Multi-component Exercise in Functional Improvement in the Elderly": Pilot Study of a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Seville · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Loss of vestibular function occurs normally with healthy aging but can produce symptoms that reduce motor skills and cause falls. vestibular physical therapy (VPH) exercises are a specific approach to reducing imbalances. The multicomponent therapeutic physical exercise (ME) is an effective non-pharmacological strategy for the improvement of physical condition. Objective: to determine the efficacy of ME versus VPH for gait improvement. Material and method: a randomized clinical trial was carried out with two intervention groups , applying it to one VPH group and the other ME. The participants were residents of Geriatric Centers in the province of Seville, Spain with a score between 4 and 9 points according to the "Short Physical Performance Battery" scale (SPPB).

Detailed description

This pilot study is a controlled and randomized clinical trial (simple ER) with two groups in parallel, comparing the combination of a multi-component therapeutic exercise protocol (ME) versus vestibular exercises (VPH) in over 70 years. The trial was approved by the Ethics Committee on Research with code 2410-N-19 and the study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.

Conditions

• Physical Therapy
• Sports Physical Therapy
• Exercise Therapy
• Gait

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Experimental: VESTIBULAR EXERCISE	OCULAR AND MOVEMENT EXERCISES
PROCEDURE	MULTICOMPONENT EXERCISE	exercises includes strengthening, cardiovascular training, flexibility and balance

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-04
• Primary completion: 2021-09-12
• Completion: 2021-10-04
• First posted: 2020-12-31
• Last updated: 2023-06-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain