Effects of Balance Training in Older Adults With Dementia

NCT ID: NCT02073318

Last Updated: 2014-02-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-12-31

Study Completion Date

2011-07-31

Brief Summary

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Purpose -To investigate whether older adults with dementia who have balance and gait problems can improve their balance and gait function after an individualized 4-week tasks-oriented balance training with sensory manipulation.

Hypothesis

-There is significant difference of Timed Up and Go Test, Berg Balance Scale, walking speed, 30-s chair-stand test, Chair sit-and-reach test and Barthel Index between dementia patients who received tasks-oriented balance training and those didn't receive after 4-weeks training and one month follow-up.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Balance training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Task-oriented balance training

Intervention Type OTHER

4 weeks individualized task-oriented balance training, twice a week and 1 hour each session

Control

Control group received 4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Upper extremities exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position, twice a week and 1 hour each session

weeks

Interventions

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Task-oriented balance training

4 weeks individualized task-oriented balance training, twice a week and 1 hour each session

Intervention Type OTHER

Upper extremities exercise

4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position, twice a week and 1 hour each session

weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient provides oral consent, and written consent obtains from next of kin
* Older than 65 years
* Diagnosis of dementia, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) or The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10)
* Can follow order to complete the screening test(Timed Up and Go test)
* Has balance and gait problems
* Can standing independently with/without assistive device or can standing with minimal assistance

Exclusion Criteria

* Newly developed cardiopulmonary disease and other exercise contraindications
* Other neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disease that might affect the outcome(ex. Recent stroke, fracture or orthopedic surgery)
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ming-Hsia Hu, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

School of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Locations

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The Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia St. Joseph Home for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia

Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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201011010RB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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