Brain Gym Exercises on Risk of Fall, Balance and Quality of Life in Obese Subjects

Effect of Brain Gym Exercises on Risk of Fall, Balance and Quality of Life in Obese Subjects

This study will be done to answer the following question:

Do brain gym exercises have an effect on risk of fall, static balance, dynamic balance and risk of fall and quality of life in obese subjects?

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Obese Subjects
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: brain gym exercises; Other: Traditional treatments

Detailed Description

Obesity has now become a severe and inescapable worry for people of all generations. Obesity is associated with an excessive or inappropriate fat build-up that poses a health concern. A BMI of 25 or above is considered to be overweight, while a BMI of 30 is classified as obese. In 2017, nearly 4 million individuals died as a direct result of being overweight and obese, according to the global burden of sickness report. Postural equilibrium is required for us to function normally in our daily lives. The ability to manage the center of mass inside the base of support, which serves to maintain the body in balance, is characterized as equilibrium. Balance is described as the process of maintaining the body center of gravity within its support base, which necessitates regular modifications given by muscle activity and joint alignment . 1. Thirty-two obese subjects from both gender with age ranging from 18-50 years old . And BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. They will be selected from faculty of physical therapy Kafr Elshikh university Group A (exprimental group): 16 subjects received brain gym exercises for 15-30 minutes per day, three times a week, for eight consecutive weeks . And traditional treatment in form of balance training included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other. Periodic exercises were frequently performed for 45 min for 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks Group B (control group): 16 subjects will receive traditional treatment in form of balance training included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other. Periodic exercises were frequently performed for 45 min for 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 32
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
    • Cairo University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:1- Obese subjects from both gender age range from 18-50 years old (Cruz-Gomez et al., 2021) 2- BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

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Exclusion Criteria:neurological conditions affect the balance as:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Parkinson's disease
• Head injuries
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Headaches or migraines 2. lower limb injuries 3. Postural hypotension 4. Motion sickness 5. Diabetes mellitus 6. Pregnancy 7. Rheumatoid arthritis 8. osteoporosis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A (exprimental group); 16 subjects received brain gym exercises for 15-30 minutes per day, three times a week, for eight consecutive weeks . And traditional treatment in form of balance exercise included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other. Periodic exercises were frequently performed for 45 min for 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks.	Other: brain gym exercises; It is comprised very easy body movements which have been designed to coax the two hemispheres of the brain.
Active Comparator: Group B (balance exercise): 16 subjects will receive traditional treatment in form of balance exercise included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other. Periodic exercises were frequently performed for 45 min for 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks.	Other: Traditional treatments; traditional treatment in form of balance training included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
risk of fall	Modified Arabic version of Activities specific balance confidence scale to assess the risk of fall.	6 months
Static balance	Berg scale for static balance assessment	6 months
Dynamic balance	Balance check 636 device	6 months
Health related quality of life	Arabic version of WHO quality of life quationare bref to assess health related quality of life.	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Maher A Elkeblawy, Phd, professor Cairo university; Study Director: Yasser R Lasheen, Phd, Assistant professor Cairo university

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 5, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): September 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 15, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 13, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC/012/005436

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No