Telerehabilitation Exercise in Older Adults

March 4, 2024 updated by: Elif Gur Kabul, Pamukkale University

Efficacy of Synchronous Telerehabilitation Chair-Based Exercises and Cognitive Exercises in Elderly Individuals

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of chair-based exercises and cognitive exercises through synchronous telerehabilitation in older adults.

Older adults will be divided into two groups (intervention group n=16; control group n=16) .

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Center
      • Usak, Center, Turkey, 64200
        • Recruiting
        • Elif Gur Kabul
        • Contact:
          • Elif Gur Kabul

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Getting a score of 6 or above on the Hodkinson Mental Test

Exclusion Criteria:

  • -Having another chronic disease that can cause pain Having a neurological disease Being blind Having an orthopedic, neurological or mental disability

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: İntervention
chair-based exercises and cognitive exercises

Synchronous online telerehabilitation chair-based exercises will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist twice a week for 8 weeks for intervention group.

The control group will be given a brochure with explanations of the exercises.

Cognitive exercises will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist 1 day a week for 8 weeks as online telerehabilitation for intervention group.
Active Comparator: Control group
chair-based exercises

Synchronous online telerehabilitation chair-based exercises will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist twice a week for 8 weeks for intervention group.

The control group will be given a brochure with explanations of the exercises.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Older people's quality of life-brief (OPQOL-brief)
Time Frame: 8 minutes
It consists of 13 items
8 minutes
Berg Balance Scale
Time Frame: 15 minutes
It is a scale consisting of 14 items.
15 minutes
Timed Up and Go Test During Dual Tasking
Time Frame: 5 minutes
While performing the timed up and go test, the person will be asked to count backwards from 100, two by two.
5 minutes
Geriatric Pain Measure
Time Frame: 15 minutes
It is a multidimensional scale with 24 items.
15 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hodkinson Mental Test
Time Frame: 5 minutes
The test consists of 10 questions in total.
5 minutes
Dominant Side One Leg Stand Test
Time Frame: 30 seconds
The dominant leg will be asked to lift up. The time will end when the foot touches the ground.
30 seconds
Timed Up and Go Test
Time Frame: 3 minutes
An area of 3 meters will be determined. The individual will be asked to get up from the chair, walk, come back and sit down without any support.
3 minutes
chair sit and stand test
Time Frame: 30 seconds
You will be asked to stand up and sit down quickly for 30 seconds
30 seconds
Geriatric Depression Scale
Time Frame: 15 minutes
It consists of 30 items
15 minutes
Successful Aging Scale
Time Frame: 5 minutes
It consists of ten questions
5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 21, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 18, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 8, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 8, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Exercise in older adults

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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