Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk

NCT ID: NCT02746835

Last Updated: 2016-04-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 7 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2016-01-31

Brief Summary

Middle-aged or older people with fall risk were assessed and invited to a multidisciplinary falls prevention program. This program consisted on an adapted exercise program.

Two sessions per week were performed, during 6 weeks supervised by a physiotherapist.

At the end of this program, measures of physical condition and of self-efficacy were repeated to determine its related-effect.

Conditions

Fall Risk

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Exercise Protocol

Set of exercises for balance, endurance, muscle strength and flexibility

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise program for fall prevention

Intervention Type: OTHER

Set of exercises to improve the following parameters:

balance, endurance, muscle strength, flexibility.

Interventions

Exercise program for fall prevention

Set of exercises to improve the following parameters:

balance, endurance, muscle strength, flexibility.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Fall Risk (Morse scale)

Exclusion Criteria

• Had no capacity to walk independently

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Centro de Saúde de Anadia

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Aveiro University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Marlene Rosa

PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Marlene Cristina Neves Rosa

Anadia, Aveiro District, Portugal

Countries

Portugal

Other Identifiers

Falls Prevention Program

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id