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Conditions
Brief summary
In Australia, approximately one third of community-dwelling older people aged 65 years and older fall each year and the risk of falling increases with age. The consequences of falling can be fatal including fractures, institutionalising and loss of independence. The sport of judo includes a number of techniques and strategies that can be amended to teach older adults aged 65 years and older how to prevent falls, how to fall safely, and how to stand up once on the ground. The aims of this project are to (a) examine the safety and feasibility of an 8-week judo-based exercise program designed for community-dwelling older people aged 65 years and older, and to (b) determine the impact of the judo-based exercise program on fear of falling, quality of life, balance and physical performance. The hypothesis is that a suitably designed and delivered judo-based exercise program is feasible and safe in older community-dwelling adults and that it has the potential to reduce fear of falling, improve balance and physical performance, minimize harm from a fall, thus improving older adults’ quality of life.
Interventions
This is a pilot and feasibility study including community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and older who will participate in a supervised judo-based exercise program conducted twice per week (60mins per session) over 8 weeks.
The program will include 20 participants (2 groups of 10 participants each to ensure adequate supervision and participant safety) and focus on low-intensity balance exercises and falling safely techniques. The sessions will be delivered by Adelaide University Judo Clu
This is a pilot and feasibility study including community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and older who will participate in a supervised judo-based exercise program conducted twice per week (60mins per session) over 8 weeks. The program will include 20 participants (2 groups of 10 participants each to ensure adequate supervision and participant safety) and focus on low-intensity balance exercises and falling safely techniques. The sessions will be delivered by Adelaide University Judo Club (AUJC) instructors. Safety and feasibility will be assessed weekly by monitoring participants' adherence, any issues that may arise, and adverse events. In addition, a post-evaluation questionnaire will be administered to collect participants' feedback on the pilot intervention.
Sponsors
University of Adelaide Judo Club
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be eligible if they are aged 65 years and older, healthy, community-dwelling, able to walk unsupported for everyday tasks, and with no diagnosed illnesses/conditions that would prevent them from exercising.
Exclusion criteria
Participants will be excluded if they had been advised against physical exercise by their physician, had suffered from congestive heart failure, felt chest pain, dizziness or angina during exercise, had uncontrolled high blood pressure, severe osteoporosis or atlantoaxial instability.
Outcome results
None listed