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A comparative study of the effect of mindfulness exercises and qigong exercise onthe fear of falling in elderly people

A comparative study of the effect of mindfulness exercises and qigong exercise onthe fear of falling in elderly people who referred to comprehensive health service centers in Rafsanjan city in 1403

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20150519022320N34
Enrollment
99
Registered
2024-08-05
Start date
2024-08-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-26

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Conditions

Fear of falling.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the qigong exercise group, the elderly participants will be taught how to do the exercises for three sessions with the presence of the trainer, and the questions

Sponsors

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being over 60 years old willingness to participate Health in terms of hearing, vision and cognition Ability to use a smartphone Not doing other sports while doing qigong Not doing any kind of relaxation technique Not having an activity prohibition order from the doctor Not suffering from acute and advanced physical and mental diseases that prevent doing exercises The fear of falling score is higher than 10

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue cooperation Not doing more than 3 sessions of exercises Suffering from physical diseases that prevent full participation in training

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Elderly Fear of falling. Timepoint: All participants will complete the saffe fear of falling questionnaire before the intervention and at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: saffe fear of falling questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Ali Ravari

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

ravary4776@yahoo.com+98 34 3428 0038

Outcome results

None listed

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