Assessing Balance Changes Following an Exercise Program Among Middle-Aged Adults

NCT ID: NCT03161236

Last Updated: 2019-07-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 52 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2019-06-01

Brief Summary

This graduate student research study has two purposes; the first purpose is to examine the criterion validity of the Y Balance Test (YBT) with the Limits of Stability Test (LOS) in healthy middle-aged adults. The second purpose is to examine balance changes using the YBT following a home-based exercise program.

Detailed Description

4. "Subjects will be healthy female or male middle-aged adults who are able to walk and move independently.

5. "Subjects will be between 45 and 64 years of age." 6. "In total, subject participation will last approximately eight weeks. Visit 1 (baseline): 90 minutes, visit 2 (week 4): 30 minutes, and visit 3 (week 8): 60 minutes.

7. "Subjects will be recruited by distributing flyers in the Loma Linda Community, sending emails to school staff, students, and faculty, and word of mouth.

8. "Consent will take place at Loma Linda University, Nichol Hall rooms A620 -A640 by investigators." 9. If Multi-center: N/A 10. If Single center or investigator-initiated: "70 subjects will participate in the study."

Conditions

Balance Changes

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

home exercise program

• The exercise group will follow a home exercise protocol for eight weeks: that involves standing on one foot, walking, and doing wall squats.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

home exercise program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Subjects in the exercise group will be instructed to follow the intervention protocol for eight weeks. The intervention consists of five exercises: standing on one foot, walking heel to toe, heel walking, side kicks, and wall squats. Each exercise will be repeated three times per week for eight weeks.

non exercise group

• The non-exercise group will continue with their usual life style

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

non exercise program

Intervention Type: OTHER

continue usual lifestyle

Interventions

home exercise program

Subjects in the exercise group will be instructed to follow the intervention protocol for eight weeks. The intervention consists of five exercises: standing on one foot, walking heel to toe, heel walking, side kicks, and wall squats. Each exercise will be repeated three times per week for eight weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

non exercise program

continue usual lifestyle

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age range: 45-64 years.
• Able to walk and move independently

Exclusion Criteria

• Lower limb injury in the last 3 months.
• Lower limb surgery in the last 6 months.
• Current involvement in a rehabilitation program.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 64 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Loma Linda University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gurinder Bains

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Gurinder Bains, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loma Linda University

Locations

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

5160196

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id