Accidental Falls
Conditions
Keywords
falls prevention, proprioception, physical condition
Brief summary
Knowing the effects of proprioceptive exercise program in improving balance, gait and risk of falls in institutionalized elderly.
Detailed description
The aim of this study will be to determine the effects of proprioceptive exercise program in improving balance and gait as well as reducing the risk of falls in institutionalized elderly in a healthcare center. To evaluate this effect, a total of 45 subjects will participate in a longitudinal and controlled trial. Inclusion criteria will be over 65 years olds, be institutionalized in the center and have ability to read and write. Thereafter, participants will be separated into two different groups (experimental and control). Randomization was performed using sealed envelopes with different numbers of intervention inside. Both groups will be evaluated both at the start of the first session and in the last working session. The control group performed a geriatric revitalization program as the experimental group. Besides this one, experimental group performed a program of proprioceptive exercises. The intervention rate will 2 weekly sessions for 12 weeks for both groups (24 sessions), lasting 55 minutes. The variables analyzed were: the questionnaire risk of falls in hospital (MORSE), Tinetti scale, the test Timed Up and Go (TUG), the time of one leg and the Cooper test running 12 minutes. The data analysis will perform using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS statistical software), version 19.0 for Windows, Chicago. To determine the normal distribution of the data the Shapiro-Wilks test and comparison by ANOVA was performed. The values obtained in the pretest and posttest assessment for each variable will be compared by Student t test for related samples or by the Wilcoxon rank test.
Interventions
OTHERpropioceptive program
The training program has 6 specific proprioceptive exercises, each five minutes long, which will conducted in static and dynamic positions for a period of 30 minutes. Each exercise session will include 55 minutes (15 minutes of warm-up with slow walk, mobility and stretching exercise, followed by 30 minutes of a propioceptive exercises program, and finishing with 10 minutes of cool down through stretching and relaxation exercises)
OTHERNo propioceptive program
The control group continued to perform their daily activities without changing any habit. Geriatric revitalization program without proprioceptive exercises.
Sponsors
Socio- Health Center Puente Real ( Health Care for Older © ) of Badajoz
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
65 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being institutionalized, * own ability to read and write, * and access the study voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
* Significant degree of cognitive impairment; * intolerance moderate physical activity, caused by cardiovascular or respiratory disease, * as well as those who did not complete 90% of the sessions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time Up and Go (TUG) test | Participants will be followed an expected average of 5 weeks. | Evaluates mobility testing both static balance and the dynamic by measuring the time taken to perform a task. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Support time monopodal | Participants will be followed an expected average of 5 weeks. | Postural control is valued. |
| Tinnetti scale | Participants will be followed an expected average of 5 weeks. | It consists of two subscales, gait and balance, where less than 19 points overall results indicate a high risk of falling |
| Questionnaire risk of falls in hospital (Morse) | Participants will be followed an expected average of 5 weeks. | This questionnaire has 6 items with a total range of 0-125. |
| Cooper test | Participants will be followed an expected average of 5 weeks. | Walking for 12 minutes around cones along the floor. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed