Effect of Nordic walking with weighted vest training on fall risk factors and quality of life in older people

Effect of Nordic walking with weighted vest training on endogenous fall risk factors, biological factors, daily living activities, mood and quality of life in people aged 60 years and older

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN68135720

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-03

Start date

2023-02-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-13

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Conditions

Nordic walking with weighted vest training in older people Not Applicable

Interventions

Community-dwelling and independently living elderly people aged 60 years and older living in Ruda Slaska (Poland) will participate in the study. After the medical examination and meet

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women and men over 60 years of age 2. Ability to walk independently 3. Logical verbal contact above 24 points according to Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) 4. Functional independence above 20 points according to Barthel Scale 5. Lack of any medical contraindications to NW with weighted vest training 6. Written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women and men under 60 years of age 2. Lack of ability to walk independently 3. Lack of logical verbal contact 4. Functional independence below 20 points according to Barthel Scale 5. Medical contraindications to NW with weighted vest training including diseases of the nervous system (stroke, neuropathies, diseases of the cerebellum and labyrinth); diseases of the cardiovascular system (orthostatic hypotension, arrhythmia, carotid artery stenosis); gastrointestinal diseases (gastrointestinal bleeding; diarrhea) and emerging imbalances resulting from diseases of the ears, eyes, and blood vessels of the head and neck 6. Lack of written consent to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
All outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after the 12-week training period: 1. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the Time Up and Go Test (TUG) 2. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the 6 Metre Walk Test (6MWT) 3. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the 4,572 Metre Walk Test 4. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the 30 Seconds Sit To Stand Test 5. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the hand dynamometer 6. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES-I) 7. Biological factors (procollagen, CTX-1) measured using blood tests 8. Biological factors (IL-6) measured using blood tests 9. Daily living activities measured using the Barthel Scale 10. Daily living activities measured using the Katz Index of Independence Scale 11. Quality of life measured using the WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) 12. Mood measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)	—

Measure

Time frame

All outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after the 12-week training period: 1. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the Time Up and Go Test (TUG) 2. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the 6 Metre Walk Test (6MWT) 3. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the 4,572 Metre Walk Test 4. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the 30 Seconds Sit To Stand Test 5. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the hand dynamometer 6. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES-I) 7. Biological factors (procollagen, CTX-1) measured using blood tests 8. Biological factors (IL-6) measured using blood tests 9. Daily living activities measured using the Barthel Scale 10. Daily living activities measured using the Katz Index of Independence Scale 11. Quality of life measured using the WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) 12. Mood measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
All outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after the 12-week training period: 1. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the Mini–Mental State Examination (MMSE) 2. Endogenous fall risk factors measured using the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX)	—

Countries

Poland

Contacts

Public ContactAgnieszka Nawrat-Szoltysik

a.nawrat-szoltysik@awf.katowice.pl+48 (0)32 207 53 02

Outcome results

None listed

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