Multicomponent Versus Balance Exercise for Older Adults With Recurrent Falls

Multicomponent Versus Balance Exercise for Fallrelated Physical Function in Older Adults With Recurrent Falls: a Singlecenter, Threearm Randomized Controlled Trial With 6month Followup

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07739173

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-31

Start date

2017-11-01

Completion date

2018-09-01

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Accidental Falls, Recurrent Falls

Keywords

accidental falls, aged, exercise therapy, postural balance, quality of life

Brief summary

To compare the short-term effects and 6-month durability of supervised multicomponent exercise, balance exercise alone, and fall-prevention education on balance, strength, walking performance, and health-related quality of life in older adults with recurrent falls.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMulticomponent exercise

Supervised balance-coordination exercises and lower-extremity strengthening using elastic bands (quadriceps, hamstrings, hip abductors, hip adductors) and mini-squats.

BEHAVIORALBalance exercise

Supervised balance-coordination tasks, warm-up, and stretching

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 65 years or older, * more than two falls during the preceding year, * unimpaired Timed Up and Go performance, * Beck Depression Inventory score consistent with safe participation

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindication to exercise, * fracture, * cancer, * active joint disease or infection, * pulmonary disease, * uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or hypertension, * congestive heart failure, or * serious neurological disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Functional balance assessed by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS)	Baseline, 8 weeks (immediately post-treatment), and 6 months (follow-up)	A 14-item performance-based measure used to evaluate static and dynamic balance capacity. The total score ranges from 0 to 56, where higher scores indicate better functional balance and lower fall risk.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Maximal handgrip strength measured using a hand dynamometer	Baseline, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 6 months (follow-up)	Isometric handgrip strength of the dominant/stronger hand measured in kilograms (kg) using a Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer. Higher values indicate greater muscle strength.
Gait speed assessed by the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT)	Baseline, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 6 months (follow-up)	Walking time recorded in seconds (s) over the middle 10 meters of a 14-meter walkway at comfortable walking speed. Lower time values (fewer seconds) indicate faster gait speed and improved mobility.
Health-related quality of life assessed by the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)	Baseline, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 6 months (follow-up)	Health-related quality of life evaluated across 8 domains, with transformed subscale and summary scores ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate better health status and higher quality of life.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNilay Şahin, MD, Prof.

Balikesir University

Outcome results

None listed

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