Effect of Water-Exercise on Balance Function of Healthy Elderly Individuals (EWEB)
Effect of Water-Exercise on Balance Function of Healthy Elderly Individuals - A Randomized Control Study
The proposed project is a Randomized Controlled study design. Seniors (age >65) willing to participate in the study will be shortly interviewed to assess eligibility according to the inclusion-exclusion criteria. The first 60 subjects who upon questioning were judged to meet the following inclusion criteria:
- able to stand independently 90 seconds
- able to walk 10 meters (with cane if necessary)
- able to understand verbal instructions.
The exclusion criteria will be:
- Serious visual impairment
- Inability to ambulate independently (cane acceptable, walker not).
- Severely impaired cognitive status (score less then 24 in Mini Mental State Examination).
- Persons with impaired communication capabilities.
The whole project will be conducted over a period of 24 months. The proposed study is a randomized experimental intervention/ control group design. A total of 60 elderly volunteer subjects will be randomly assigned to two groups, exercise group (30) and control group (30). Twelve training periods will be performed with 8 subjects participating in training during each period (4 exercise groups). The exercise group will meet on 24 occasions over a period of 12 weeks (2 times/week).
Gait and balance function will be tested in both groups with well established measuring techniques before and after the training period. The measuring techniques
- Medical background variables.
- Berg Balance Scale.
- Late life Function and Disability Instrument.
- Get up and go test - stand up and walk 3 meters turn around and walk back to the chair.
- Fall Efficacy Scale
- Fall incidence and fall severity.
- 6-minute walk test. The control group will not perform any specific balance training during the 12 week period.
These individuals from control will participate in a separate exercise program after the training period.
The water training intervention is performed on different levels where each level reflects different increasing demands on the postural control system. The water exercises also include perturbation exercises that trigger specific reflex-like balance responses. On each level the instructor can instantly modify an exercise to be more or less challenging for each participant.
研究概览
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Beer-Sheva、以色列、84105
- SorokaUMC
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- able to stand independently 90 seconds;
- able to walk 10 meters (with cane if necessary);
- able to understand verbal instructions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Serious visual impairment;
- Inability to ambulate independently (cane acceptable, walker not).
- Severely impaired cognitive status (score less then 24 in Mini Mental State Examination).
- Persons with impaired communication capabilities.
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:预防
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:单身的
研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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Berg Balance Scale
大体时间:before and 3 months after Training
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before and 3 months after Training
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Late life Function and Disability Instrument
大体时间:before and after the training
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before and after the training
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Get up and go test
大体时间:before and after 3 month of training
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before and after 3 month of training
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Step execution test under single and dual task
大体时间:before and 3 months after Training
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before and 3 months after Training
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Stability tests
大体时间:before and 3 months after Training
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before and 3 months after Training
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 学习椅:dagan Shvartz, MD、Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
出版物和有用的链接
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
更多信息
与本研究相关的术语
其他研究编号
- sor404605ctil
- ISRCTN4046
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