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Postural Balance Program in Sedentary Older Adults.

NCT04385784 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2020-05-13

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Summary

Introduction: Balance is one of the physical capacities that are altered due to the changes produced by aging. This represents an increased risk of falls in older adults. In Spain, the percentage of older people who fall each year is high and carries a series of important economic and social consequences. Sedentary lifestyle complicates this process, further increasing the risk of falls in older adults.

Objective: To design and apply a postural control exercise program to improve balance and reduce the risk of falls in healthy sedentary older adults.

Material and methods: Longitudinal, prospective, quasi-experimental study, in which a balance program of one weekly session for 24 weeks was developed. 112 healthy people over 60 years of age participated and were randomly divided into three work groups: Active Intervention Group (GIA), Sedentary Intervention Group (GIS) and Control Group (CG). His steady state and risk of falls were analyzed with the following functional tests: Tinetti Scale, Timed Up \& Go Timed Test (TUG), One-Legged Stance Test (OLS), Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale (FAB) and 30 Second Chair Stand Test (30SCST). The GIA and GIS carried out the balance program and received a workbook to carry out at home. The CG only performed the home exercises.

Conditions

  • Postural Balance

Interventions

OTHER

Balance exercise program.

Multimodal exercise program that combines strength, mobility, elasticity and postural control exercises. It develops once a week for a total of 24 weeks. Each session lasts one hour and is carried out in small groups of 8 to 10 people maximum.

OTHER

Home-based exercise program.

Exercises based on the OTAGO program that are carried out at home without supervision. Participants are explained to carry out the program three or four times a week in a safely way.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Salamanca

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-03
Primary Completion
2017-09-13
Completion
2017-09-13

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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