Balance Training Effects, Fall Risk Factors, Multiple Myeloma, Strength Training Effects
Conditions
Keywords
Multiple Myeloma, Fall risk, pertubation training, strength training, Balance
Brief summary
Approximately one third of the population over the age of 65 falls at least once a year. The risk of falling is in increased in older patients with tumor diseases. In addition to high treatment and care costs for the healthcare system, falls often lead to a decrease of quality of life, a reduction in physical performance and a loss of independence. Despite the high risk, falls in cancer patients have not yet been scientifically investigated in detail. For patients with multiple myeloma in particular, very little data is available on the prevalence, risk factors and effects of falls. In this study, a fall risk assessment is carried out in patients with multiple myeloma. Furthermore, a patient-specific training intervention for fall prevention will be implemented. The aim of the study is to identify possible fall risk factors in multiple myeloma patients and to establish a structured exercise intervention that minimizes the risk of falls and injuries.
Interventions
OTHERStrength and balance training in combination with a treadmill-based pertubation intervention
Patients receive a personalized home-based training plan with strength and balance exercises to be carried out three times a week for six months. In addition, treadmill-based pertubation training is carried out at 2 timepoints.
Sponsors
University Hospital Heidelberg
Bethanien Krankenhaus gGmbH
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with multiple myeloma requiring therapy (at least 6 months of systemic therapy) * ECOG status ≤ 3 * Age ≥18 years * Patients who state that they want to carry out the training program at least 3 times/week and participate in the planned follow-up visits * Ability to give informed consent * Written consent to participate in the study * Sufficient written and spoken German to complete the questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
* Any physical or mental limitations that would prevent participation in the training program or the planned follow-up checks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of at least 48 out of 72 training sessions with the focus on fall prevention within 24 weeks | From enrollement to the end of the training intervention at 6 months | Patients will document the number of training sessions via an online training-app (Physiotec, Bad Wünnenberg, Germany). Feasibility is achieved if 48 of 72 possible training sessions were successfully completed. |
| Effectivity (fear of falling) | Evaluated at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study after 6 months | Fear of falling will be evaluated by a validated questionnaire (FES-I, Falls Efficacy Scale-Inernational). The questionnaire contains 16 items scored on a four-point scale (1=not at all concerned to 4=very concerned). Scores \>23 indicate high concern about falling. |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
CONTACTUlrike Dapunt, prof. Dr. med
STUDY_CHAIRDapunt
University Hospital Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed