Effectiveness of the Pilates Method to Prevent and Reduce Falls in Older People

Estudio Comparativo de Los Beneficios Del Método Pilates Frente a un Programa específico de prevención de caídas

The present research aims at evidencing the effect of one of the training methodologies increasingly demanded by the older adult, and used to promote, maintain and enhance physical and biopsychosocial aspects. Consequently, we intend to base the evidence supporting Pilates as an effective method in the following specific aspects: balance, prevention and reduction of falls, and improvement of the quality of life in the older adult

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Aging Problems
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Fall prevention intervention; Other: Pilates Intervention

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Valencia, Spain, 46010
    • University of Valencia

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects +60 years.
• Subjects without cognitive impairment that prevent from performing interventions. A score in the Mini-Cognitive Examination of Lobo has to be equal or greater than 20 points.
• Subjects without physical impairment that prevent from performing interventions, or can directly influence the evaluation of the balance abilities (i.e., vestibular pathologies, amputated limbs, etc.)
• Subjects willing to participate, and have read, understood and signed an informed consent.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Falls Group; Falls prevention intervention	Other: Fall prevention intervention; Intervention based on principles to prevent falls
Experimental: Pilates Group; Pilates intervention	Other: Pilates Intervention; Intervention based on Pilates principles

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Falls calendar	Number of falls	1 year follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Falls Efficacy Scale International	Risk of falls	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
Timed UP and Go Test	Dynamic balance	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
Functional Reach Test	Stability	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
One Leg stance	Static Balance	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
Euro Quality of Life 5 Dimension	Quality of life	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Valencia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jose M Blasco, PhD, University of Valencia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 15, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 15, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): November 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 26, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 30, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): October 3, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 9, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 8, 2018
• Last Verified: May 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Balance; Pilates; Older people; Falls
• Other Study ID Numbers: Pilates _FB

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No