The impact of a balance board training program on posture control, balance, walking speed, fall risk, and quality of life in elderly individuals

Designing a 6-week training program with balance boards and examining its effects on posture control, balance, walking speed, fall risk, and quality of life in elderly individuals

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190410043229N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-11-09

Start date

2019-08-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

Condition 1: Posture control. Condition 2: Balance. Condition 3: Gait speed. Condition 4: Risk of falling. Condition 5: Quality of life.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this study, a group consisting of (male, female) receive intervention, the intervention is applied to people using shuttle balance. The present study uses the sh

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 60 years Ability to move independently The satisfaction of the patient and his/her family to participate in the research Scoring 21 or higher on the Berg Balance Test.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Have a history of cognitive problems, orthopedics, neurology, cardiovascular disease Receive help from other persons or device to walk Lower limb fracture in the last 3 months BMI higher than 35

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postural control. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: FDM-S pressure distribution device manufactured by ZBIS company.;Balance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg scale.;Gait speed. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Timed Up and Go Test.;Risk of fall. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The falls effiacacy scale-international.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The item short-form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire is used for measurement.	—

Measure

Time frame

Postural control. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: FDM-S pressure distribution device manufactured by ZBIS company.;Balance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg scale.;Gait speed. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Timed Up and Go Test.;Risk of fall. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The falls effiacacy scale-international.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The item short-form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire is used for measurement.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactzahra mohammadian

Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences

zahra.md70@gmail.com+98 21 8831 3178

Outcome results

None listed

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