Elderly with walking and balance problems.
Conditions
Interventions
One group receives 20 minutes of exercise with the Balanseat, twice a week, over 6 weeks (total of 12 sessions), the control group their usual care.
Sponsors
Research group; Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age 65+ years • Ability to walk at least 10 meters on a ?at surface, with or without an assistive device • Decreased walking speed; gait speed < 0.8 m/sec, during walk test • An informed consent was signed by the participant
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Individuals with a major disease or unstable health that prevents their participation • Individuals with amputees or who had surgery in the past three months • Individuals following physical therapy related to back, walking and/or balance problems • Individuals with MCI or dementia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Therapy adherence; Adherence to the intervention will be assessed based on adherence to the balanseat program during the study. Adherence to the balanseat program will be calculated based on completion of exercise bouts. - Gait and balance parameters to be measured before, during (after 6 sessions) and after the intervention (post 12 sessions) include; timed up and go (TUG), 10 meter walk test (10MWT), short physical performance battery (SPPB), functional reach test (FRT) and Falls efficacy scale (FES). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactHans Drenth
Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Outcome results
None listed