Effects of Global Postural re-Education Program

Effects of Global Postural re-Education Program on the Biomechanical Characteristics of the Elderly Balance.

The postural alterations present in the seniors people act as predisponent form of incapacities that provoke alterations in the quality of life. The objective of this study is to evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of the balance of elderly people, before and after treatment with Global Postural Re-education. This research is characterized by experimental method of investigation.Thirty elderly people (30 women) will be randomized to two different groups from Group of Studies of Third Age - GETI, at University of the State of Santa Catarina:

• fifteen elderly women will be submitted to the Global Postural Re-education (GPR) program and to the GETI program of activities
• fifteen elderly women will be submitted only to the GETI program of activities.

At baseline the subjects will be screened for balance measurements with the chattecx balance system and Berg Scale. These measurements will be repeat immediately after the intervention. The subjects randomised to the GPR program will participate in posture retraining techniques of approximately forty minutes, one time a week for ten weeks. The independent t test for pairs of random samples will be used, with level of significance of p≤0,05.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy; Elderly
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: GPR

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Santa Catarina
    • Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 88080350
      • Santa Catarina State University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Senior that accomplish physical activity in the GETI (group of studies of the third age - Santa Catarina State University)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Visually impaired person
• Vestibular disorder
• Neurologic disorders
• Use of prostheses and ortheses
• Cancer

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: GPR; Global postural re-education intervention	Other: GPR; The subjects randomised to the GPR program will participate in posture retraining techniques of approximately forty minutes, one time a week for ten weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
center of pressure (cop)	pre-treatment, five weeks and pos-treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of the State of Santa Catarina
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Gilmar Santos, PhD, Santa Catarina State University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): April 1, 2008
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 15, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 15, 2008
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): August 18, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): August 18, 2008
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 15, 2008
• Last Verified: August 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Balance; Physical therapy; older people; Global postural re-education
• Other Study ID Numbers: 136/07