Effect of an Exercise Program on Risk of Fall in a Community Dwelling Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT03566719

Last Updated: 2018-06-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2016-06-30

Brief Summary

Background: Falls are a problem among the elderly population, it is known that currently about 30% of people over 65 years falls every year. The European Union estimates a cost of € 281 per inhabitant per year and a cost of € 25 billion per year for health care1 which translates into a significant economic impact. The World Health Organization2 argues that it is possible to reduce these costs through prevention and health promotion strategies. For this, it is important to raise awareness, evaluate risk factors and identify and implement intervention programs. Objective: To test the effect of an exercise program on the prevention of risk of fall. Methods: This study, which lasted 4 months, was experimental, prospective. The experimental group (EG) performed an exercise program and the control group (CG) maintained their usual routine. For the measurement and evaluation of the variables under study, were used: sociodemographic data questionnaire, self-efficacy for exercise scale, Portuguese version of the falls efficacy scale (FES), 10m walking speed (WS), Timed Up & Go test (TUG), step test and Hercules® Force Platform (static balance). A significance level of 5% (p ≤ 0.05) was considered for all comparisons.

Conditions

Elderly; Fall Risk; Fall

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Intervention group has been submitted to an exercise program directed to prevent and reduce fall risk

Control group

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Exercise program

Intervention group has been submitted to an exercise program directed to prevent and reduce fall risk

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• age equal or superior to 55
• community dwelling individuals

Exclusion Criteria

• comprehension deficit
• significative heart disease
• restrictive breath disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Sara Lúcia Morgado Martins

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Sara Lúcia Morgado Martins

MSc

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Anabela C Martins, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

IPC ESTeSC Coimbra Health School

Other Identifiers

hdl.handle.net/10400.26/22351

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id