Clinical trial NCT05213091: The Effect of Otago Exercises in the Elderly
Official title: The Effect of Otago Exercises on Fear of Falling, Balance, Empowerment and Functional Mobility in Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy Aging
Lead sponsor: Gazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-01-28
Enrollment: 56
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Home-based and individually designed exercise program; It consists of warming up, strengthening, balance exercises and walking plan. The number, intensity and duration of the movements are personalized according to preference and ability and are progressed gradually. Elderly individuals are expected to do this set of exercises three times a week and walk for 30 minutes twice a week. Since the Otago Exercise Programme includes combined exercises, the outputs of the effectiveness of the program will be different. For this purpose, the effect of otago exercises on fear of falling, balance, strengthening and functional mobility will be determined in the elderly living in nursing homes.

Detailed description: The first four weeks will be Otago Exercise Programme training and practice. For the next weeks, there will be institution visits and telephone interviews. Individuals will be given an Otago Exercise Programme training booklet, exercise chart and exercise diary to better manage this process. The research will be conducted in small groups (average 6-8). The control group is expected to continue their daily life. No attempt will be made by the researcher during the research process. Stratified randomization method according to age and gender was used in the study. The website was used to assign individuals meeting the inclusion criteria in each stratum to a determined number of groups. Masking will be done in terms of research data/output measurements (evaluator), statistician and reporting.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* To be 65 years or older
* To be literate
* Having no problem in verbal communication
* Not having a disability based on sight, hearing and lack of limbs
* Obtaining at least 91 points or more according to the Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index (to be mildly dependent or completely independent)
* Mini Mental Test to be 24 points and above
* Having a doctor's report that it will not interfere with exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a medical contraindication for exercise
* Having acute or terminal illnesses and serious chronic illnesses that limit participation in exercise sessions
* Having a lower extremity fracture in the past year
* Having had an operation in the last month
* Being diagnosed with any neuropsychiatric disease

Primary outcomes:
measure: Modified Fall Efficacy Scale
timeFrame: Totally 12 weeks
measure: Berg Balance Scale
timeFrame: Totally 12 weeks
measure: Elderly Empowerment Scale
timeFrame: Totally 12 weeks
measure: 30-Second Chair Stand Test
timeFrame: Totally 12 weeks
measure: Handgrip Strength Measurement Test
timeFrame: Totally 12 weeks
measure: Timed Up & Go
timeFrame: Totally 12 weeks
measure: 6-Minute Walk Test
timeFrame: Totally 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
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Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Gazi University
state: Çankaya/Ankara
Study officials:
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