Effect of Balance exercises to improve Balance in older adults

Effectiveness of Qigong therapeutic exercise in comparison to Dual task training exercise in improving balance and preventing falls in older adults â?? A Randomized Controlled Trial - RCT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/01/023069

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-31

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: 1) QIGONG THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE 2) DUAL TASK TRAINING EXERCISE: 1)GROUP A - QIGONG THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE RECEIVES: 5 MINUTES OF WARM UP EXERCISES, 30 MINUTES OF QIGONG EXERCISES, 5 MINUT

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Berg balance score: 21-40 (moderate balance impairment) 2.Previous history of >2 falls 3.Subjects able to walk independently without any support 4.Willing to participate in the exercise

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Mental disorders and cognitive impairment (MoCA 2.History of neurological disorder such as Stroke, Parkinson disease etc. 3.Recent surgeries and trauma within 6 months 4.Significant hearing and visual impairment 5.Subjects with recent musculoskeletal disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Berg balance scale 2.Falls diaryTimepoint: Baseline, 1 months and after 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.Fall efficacy scale-I 2.Fall risk assessmentTimepoint: Baseline, 1 months and after 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRamya Pavani

Oxford College of Physiotherapy

rvasanthan1@gmail.com9916919685

Outcome results