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How Square-Stepping Exercises Help Improve Balance, Quality of Life and Prevent Falls in Elderly at Home and in Institutions

Effectiveness of square-stepping exercise on balance, fall and quality of life among community-dwelling vs institutionalized young old adults: an experimental study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087850
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-05-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Square Stepping Exercise: SSE is a 250 100cm mat with 40 squares (25 25 cm each) was used. Participants performed forward, backward, lateral, and oblique step patterns while walking

Sponsors

Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who signed the written informed consent. 2. Both male and female. 3. Individual with age from 60 to 74 years (young-old adults) 4. Individual who are community-dwelling or institutionalized older 5. Participants who can ambulate independently or with minimal assistance (e.g., use of a cane) 6. GDS less than 5

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants currently undergoing intensive physiotherapy or structured balance training programs under another physiotherapy protocol 2. Un cooperative patients 3. Those who are registered in another clinical trial 4. GDS more than 5

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Balance Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) 2. Fall Risk Fall Efficacy Scale (FES-I) 3. Quality of Life (QoL) WHOQOL-BREFTimepoint: pre-intervention 1st week post-intervention 2nd week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVaishnavi Waghe

Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Wanadongri, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

milind.sportsphysio@gmail.com8698715695

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026