Feasibility Aquatic Physical Exercise to Reduce Falls in Institutionalized Elderly

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-04-30

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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This is a pilot randomized control trial with single blinding of the assessor that will be conducted in two nursing homes residence to evaluate the applicability of a physical exercise program performed in an aquatic environment compared with the same realization but land-based to reduce falls in the institutionalized old people. The secondary objectives are to study the applicability of the intervention in improving balance, function, gait mobility, muscle strength of the lower limbs and the perception of the intervention.

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Detailed Description

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The participants will be randomized and divided into the hydrotherapy group or the control group. Each participant will attend a total of 24 physical exercise sessions of 50 minutes of duration. The study outcomes will be measured before the intervention and in 3 posterior phases to evaluate its effects in the short, medium and long terms.

Conditions

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Age Problems Cognitive Impairment Elderly Postural Balance Strength

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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Hydrotherapy

Exercise performed in an aquatic environment. The participants will perform static/dynamic exercises (balance and resistance training) in an aquatic environment. Training volume and intensity we will increase systematically over 12 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

The participants will perform exercises (balance and resistance training) like hydrotherapy group but out of the aquatic environment, during a 12 weeks training period (3sessions/week). Training volume and intensity we will increase systematically over 12 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be institutionalized in a care center
* Participate voluntarily and sign the informed consent
* Have a punctuation of 2 or more in The Downton Fall Risk Index

Exclusion Criteria

* Suffer from a condition that can be affected or hinder exercise
* Acute disease unresolved in 10 days
* Not controlled hypertension
* Contagious skin disorder
* Urinary or faecal incontinence

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes