Prevention of Falls in Older Persons
Conditions
Interventions
Randomized clinical trial, two-arms, randomized, envolving forty-six healthy women,with age between 65 and 80 years old who are community-dwelling. The volunteers will be randomly divided into two gro
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G11.427.690
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
65 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy older, between 65 and 80 years, living in the community.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of cardiovascular, neurological or vestibular diseases. Presence of musculoskeletal problems that interferes with static or dynamic balance. Peripheral neuropathies. Use of medication for central nervous system. Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) score less than 19.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle activation: will be acquired through surface electromyography of the lower limb muscles during body disturbance. The following variables will be obtained: electromyographic muscle reaction time, time to peak and average muscle activity. Displacement of center of pressure: will be obtained through a force plate during the body disturbance. The following variables will be obtained: anteroposterior and posteroanterior displacement (in centimeters) and the total area of displacement (in centimeters). The data will be assessed before and after six weeks of balance training. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Agility and functional mobility: will be obtained through the time in seconds for testing of lift, walk and sit (Timed up and Go test). Anterior stability limit: will be evaluated by means of Functional Reach test, which detects in centimeters the anterior voluntary body displacement. Central activation failure: is obtained by maximum voluntary contraction associated with electro stimulation of the ankle muscles, measured by means of a load cell. The data will be assessed before and after six weeks of balance training. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuciano Rossi
Universidade Estadual do Centro - Oeste
Outcome results
None listed