NCT06606665

Balance, Cognıtıve Skılls, Hand Functıons and Qualıty of Lıfe Among Patients with Bronchiectasis and Healthy Peers

Comparıson of Balance, Cognıtıve Skılls, Hand Functıons and Qualıty of Lıfe Between Elderly Patıents Wıth Bronchiectasis and Healthy Peers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Atlas University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to comparatively evaluate the parameters of balance, cognitive skills, hand grip strength, reaction time, quality of life and respiratory functions in elderly and healthy peers individuals.

Detailed description

Deterioration of airway patency, respiratory functions, experiencing shortness of breath that limits functional capacity, impairments in health-related quality of life, balance, cognitive skills, hand grip strength and reaction time parameters make physiotherapy approaches important in the treatment of bronchiectasis.

Conditions

• Bronchiectasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cognitive skills test	Cognitive skills; It will be evaluated with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale.
OTHER	Reaction time test	Reaction time; It will be evaluated with the 12-Red Square Test on the App-coo test application via tablet.
OTHER	Quality of life assessment	Quality of life assessment; It will be evaluated with the Nottingham Health Profile.
OTHER	Lower extremity muscle strength assessment	Lower extremity muscle strength assessment; It will be evaluated with a 30-second sit-and-stand test.
OTHER	Hand grip strength measurement test	Hand grip strength measurement test; It will be evaluated with a dynamometer.
OTHER	Pulmonary function assessment	Pulmonary function assessment; It will be evaluated by spirometry.
OTHER	Balance assessment	Balance assessment will be done with the Wii Fit Balance Board.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-20
• Primary completion: 2024-04-20
• Completion: 2024-06-10
• First posted: 2024-09-23
• Last updated: 2025-02-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)