Effects of a dual-task training on dynamic and static balance control of pre-frail elderly: a pilot study.

Immediate and short-term effects of a brief dual-task training on dynamic and static balance control of pre-frail elderly: a pilot study.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000887279

Enrollment

Registered

2009-10-12

Start date

2009-08-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Indeed, this research is justified by the need to determine the effects of an intervention strategy aimed at improving the static and dynamic balance in elderly women, as the falls occur largely during events which, although relatively simple and routine as walking, require frequent postural reactions, mainly due to unexpected disruptions. Hypothesis: The dual-task training on a treadmill, compared to simple training on a treadmill, promotes statistically significant difference in postural control of pre-frail elderly? Objetives: - Check the effects of training dual-task and simple task on measures of postural control in community elderly with phenotype of frailty; - Compare the performance between groups in the evaluation tests of balance in the force platform and the Balance Scale Berg; - Check if there was retention of training effects after one month of the end of it.

Interventions

The research will be conducted twice a week for 45 minutes, for four weeks. The simple task training consists only in the use of a treadmill and the dual task training consists on the use of a treadmill associated with visual stimuli. The treadmill training will last 15 minutes, and the visual stimuli will last 10 minutes with 5 seconds between each image. Only the intervention group will be submitted to the dual task training.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

To participate in the study it was necessary to meet the criteria defining the fragility and have been classified as pre-frail, not present neurological disorders and do not use drugs that bring harm to the balance, being able to walk independently for at least three minutes, not present cognitive impairment or dementia with a cutoff of at least 17 on the Mini-Mental Examination, have good visual acuity with or without corrective lenses, have normal blood pressure for age.

Exclusion criteria

Neurological, muscleskeletal and cardiovascular diseases; use of drugs that bring balance damage

Outcome results