Effect of Nervous System Mobilization on Older Adults' Postural Control

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-15

Study Completion Date

2018-12-21

Brief Summary

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This study aims to compare the effectiveness of nervous system mobilization and exercise with exercise only on institutionalized older adults' postural control.

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Detailed Description

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It is anticipated that 26 institutionalized older adults will be randomly allocated to receive either exercise and neural mobilization (n=13) or exercise only (n=13).

Data on pain intensity (a vertical numeric rating scale) and location (body chart), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale), balance, hand grip strength, timed up and go and gait velocity will be collected at baseline, end of treatment and at 3 months follow up.

Statistical analysis will be performed using a mixed-methods ANOVA.

Conditions

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Older Adults

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Exercise and nervous system mobilization

This group will receive neural mobilization and therapeutic exercise: two sessions of 60 minutes during 8 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

The exercise program will consist of: 1) warm up - consisting of stretches of large muscle groups of the upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk and by general mobility exercises; 2) strength training of moderate intensity; 3) balance training; 4) Cooling - will consist of performing overall stretching combined with deep breathing.

Neural mobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

Neural gliding mobilization will target mainly the lower limb nerves and will be performed in series of 10 repetitions with 1 minute interval between series.

Exercise

This group will receive therapeutic exercise: two sessions of 60 minutes during 8 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

The exercise program will consist of: 1) warm up - consisting of stretches of large muscle groups of the upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk and by general mobility exercises; 2) strength training of moderate intensity; 3) balance training; 4) Cooling - will consist of performing overall stretching combined with deep breathing.

Interventions

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Exercise

The exercise program will consist of: 1) warm up - consisting of stretches of large muscle groups of the upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk and by general mobility exercises; 2) strength training of moderate intensity; 3) balance training; 4) Cooling - will consist of performing overall stretching combined with deep breathing.

Intervention Type OTHER

Neural mobilization

Neural gliding mobilization will target mainly the lower limb nerves and will be performed in series of 10 repetitions with 1 minute interval between series.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* be 65 years of age or older;
* to have independent gait with or without technical aid;
* have indication of the institution's doctor for participation in the study