Older adults with risk of falling Seniors falling
Conditions
Interventions
The participants will perform Thai boxing exercise for 40 min session, three sessions per week over four weeks. The Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oil patch will be placed on the clothes at a
sternum over a dance period.,The participants will perform Thai boxing exercise for 40 min session, three sessions per week over four weeks. The placebo patch with almond oil dropping on the patch wil
sternum over a dance period.
Experimental Other,Placebo Comparator Other
Thai boxing exercise with Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oil patch,Thai boxing exercise with placebo patch
Sponsors
Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female 2. Age between 60-80 years 3. Able to walk independently without gait aids 4. Have Berg balance scale less than 49 scores 5. Able to communicate with researchers comprehensively 6. Clear watching or hearing with/without glasses or hearing aids
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Have Mini-mental State Examination score less than 24 scores 2. Have musculoskeletal problems related decreased balance ability 3. Have pain score equal or over than 4 scores 4. Have neurological problems or abnormal smelling sensation 5. Have cardiopulmonary problems 6. Have cancer 7. Have uncontrolled hypertension 8. Regularly work out with Thai boxing exercise or regularly use Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oil 9. Present allergy when testing with Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oil patch or placebo patch
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Static and dynamic balance ability pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Force plate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Leg muscle strength pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Digital handheld dynamometer,Agility pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention 8-Feet Up-and-Go test,Fear of falling pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Thai version of Falls Efficacy Scale-International,Cognitive functioning pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Software program of cognitive function test,Quality of life pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Thai version of WHOQOL-BREF | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPattanasin Areeudomwong
Mae Fah Luang University
Outcome results
None listed