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Effectiveness of Exercise, Walking, and Education on Mental Health, Mobility and Quality of Life in Elderly Residents of Nursing Homes

NCT07236424 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

Clinical Trial This clinical trial aims to determine the impact of physiotherapy interventions on mental health, quality of life, and spinal mobility in older adults. The physiotherapy intervention will consist of group exercise therapy (3 times a week, 40 minutes, 4 weeks in total), walking activities (3 times a week, 30 minutes, 4 weeks in total), and education on optimal positions and movements in daily activities (one session lasting 60 minutes)

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Are group exercise therapy and walking optimal for reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety and improving quality of life in older adults placed in nursing homes in a short period of time
2. Do physiotherapy interventions improve spinal mobility (anteflexion and extension)?

Conditions

  • Mental Health Care
  • Depression Anxiety Disorder
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physiotherapy

1. Exercise therapy - stretching and breathing exercises, stabilization exercises, mobility exercises, and balance and coordination exercises. The exercises will be performed in a standing and lying position, with the possibility of using aids - gymnastic ball and resistance bands. Implementation - three times a week for 40 minutes, for a total of four weeks. 2. Walking activity - three times a week for half an hour. 3. Education on optimal positions and movement in everyday life activities - at the beginning of the study in one session lasting 60 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Mostar

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-20
Primary Completion
2026-01-05
Completion
2026-01-08

Countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

Study Locations

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