Falls. Tendency to fall, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria: Category 55-75 years of age (young old: According to the World Health Organization); the ability to walk at least 10 meters independently (without means of assistance); the ability to stand on one foot for at least 5 seconds. Exclusion criteria: items that can put health at serious risk such as: A history of heart Stroke during the last 6 months; weakness in the control of high blood pressure (blood pressure above than 160 on 90 milimeters of mercury); factors that ambiguity can be achieved include: diabetic neuropathy; a history of vascular lesions (stroke); acute and chronic cardiopulmonary system failure; lower extremity joint replacement; any cognitive deficits that interfere with the recipe, such as: Dementia; a history of medication associated with disease of the lower extremities and back; Any disease of the central nervous system; peripheral nervous system; vestibular system and uncorrectable visual impairment; orthostatic hypotension; well-known drugs that can affect balance, such as: neuroleptic benzodiazepines or other drugs that are known to improve strength, such as: prednisone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Actual score. Timepoint: before intervention, after 18 sessions of intervention and after 1 month follow up. Method of measurement: falling risk test/ biodex stability system.;Standard deviation of postural sway. Timepoint: before intervention, after 18 sessions of intervention and after 1 month follow up. Method of measurement: falling risk test/ biodex stability system. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Balance. Timepoint: before intervention,after 18 sessions of intervention and after 1 month follow up. Method of measurement: total score of 14 functional balance test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Semnan University of Medical Sciences