NCT05835297

Effect of Specifically Developed Exercise Intervention on Falls Among Older Adults in Nursing Homes

Effects of Specifically Developed Exercise on Falls, Physical Functioning, Physical Activity, and General Physical and Psychological Well-being Among Older Adults Dwelling in Nursing Homes Following Recommendations of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics-Global Aging Research Network (IAGG-GARN)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pecs · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of multicomponent exercises recommendations on falls, physical functioning, physical activity, and general physical and psychological well-being among Hungarian older adults dwelling in nursing homes.

Detailed description

Methods: Randomized controlled trial of an individually exercise guideline recommended by IAGG-GARN for older males and females living in a nursing home. A stratified randomization will be performed after the baseline assessment. The assessment of primary and secondary outcomes takes place in all subjects upon entry to the study (pre-test) by blinded assessors and at 12 weeks (post-test). After baseline assessments is completed, participants will be randomly allocated to one of the two groups using stratified randomization based on equal distribution of age and gender ratio. Expected results: * Reduce the incidence of falls among the nursing homes residents of the intervention group (IG) * Increase of lower extremity physical functional ability (balance, gait speed, and strength) of the IG * Improvement of level of physical activity independency of the IG * Improvement of functional independency of the IG * Improvement of physical and psychological well-being among IG.

Conditions

• Fall
• Exercise Intervention
• Elderly Population

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical exercise interventions	Participants will undergo a 12-week multicomponent exercise regimen, twice per week on non-consecutive days for 45-60 min each. The session will be divided into 4 min of warm-up; range of motion exercises of upper and lower extremities, followed by light walking, then 8 min balance exercises, followed by 15 min strength exercises; two sets of 13-15 repetitions maximum of chair rises with progression, two sets of 13-15 repetitions of modified squats (holding a chair backrest if needed) with progression, 2 sets of 20-30 repetitions of seated or 2 sets of 13-15 repetitions of standing calf raises, then 15 min aerobic exercises; five 3-min bouts of walking between two strengthening exercises and/or 2 balance exercises, finally 3 min cool down exercises of light walking and stretching exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-25
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2023-04-28
• Last updated: 2025-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hungary