Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk

Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk - a Preliminary Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02746835

Acronym

Fall Risk

Enrollment

Registered

2016-04-21

Start date

2015-09-30

Completion date

2016-01-31

Last updated

2016-04-21

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Conditions

Fall Risk

Keywords

physical condition, self-efficacy, fall risk, exercise program

Brief summary

Middle-aged or older people with fall risk were assessed and invited to a multidisciplinary falls prevention program. This program consisted on an adapted exercise program. Two sessions per week were performed, during 6 weeks supervised by a physiotherapist. At the end of this program, measures of physical condition and of self-efficacy were repeated to determine its related-effect.

Interventions

OTHERExercise program for fall prevention

Set of exercises to improve the following parameters: balance, endurance, muscle strength, flexibility.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Fall Risk (Morse scale)

Exclusion criteria

* Had no capacity to walk independently

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Self-efficacy moving indoors	6-weeks	Question 1- Self-efficacy moving indoors; (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)
Self-efficacy moving outside	6-weeks	Question 2 - Self-efficacy moving outside (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)
Self-efficacy walking uneven surfaces	6-weeks	Question 3- Self-efficacy walking through uneven surfaces (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)
Self-efficacy in physical activities	6-weeks	Question 4 - Self-efficacy participating in physical activities (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Physical Condition related with balance	6-weeks	balance (Functional Reach Test - FRT) (cm)
Physical Condition related with endurance	6-weeks	endurance (Sit-to-stand test - STS) (seconds)
Physical Condition related with mobility	6-weeks	mobility (5 meters walking test at comfortable speed - 5mWT) (meters/second)

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026