Clinical trial NCT05494879: Effectiveness of Microkinesitherapy in Seniors
Official title: Evaluation of the Effect of Microkinesitherapy Treatment on Psychosomatic Functions in Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Microkinesitherapy
Lead sponsor: The Opole University of Technology
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-08-10
Enrollment: 24
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Many specialists stress that the aging process is individual, its course, severity and occurrence of disease are not the same for all seniors. The studies indicate that SA should be conceptualized as a process, using developmental trajectories of functioning as component parts, and can take several forms. The nature of "successful" trajectories varied from a limited decline over time (e.g., cognitive and physical functioning), stability over time (e.g., self-perceived health) to recovery (from social loneliness) and growth (in life satisfaction and emotional support provided). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of microkinesitherapy treatment in community-dwelling older adults.

Detailed description: new therapeutic methods are being proposed that can be used in the community to steer the aging process toward "healthy aging." An example of a holistic approach to the patient can be found in microkinesitherapy. The focus of microkinesitherapy is to find and restore areas of the body that have lost their vitality and mobility, using gentle touches on various body tissues using specific body maps. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of microkinesitherapy treatment in community-dwelling older adults. It was decided to evaluate the impact of a single therapy session on a range of psycho-somatic indicators. The hypotheses were as follows: (H1) The microkinesitherapy intervention will improve the physical function assessed using the Senior Fitness Test, (H2) A single microkinesitherapy treatment will not affect gait performance, (H3) A single microkinesitherapy treatment will improve the quality of life of the participants.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* pneumonia, tuberculosis and other respiratory inflammatory disease in all stages and forms
* less than 6 months after a heart attack, state after thoracic and cardiac surgery
* uncontrolled hypertension
* insulin-dependent diabetes
* lung cancer
* cognitive impairment or Mini-Mental State Examination \< 24.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change of the Senior Fitness Test
timeFrame: baseline, 1-month follow-up
measure: Change of the gait parameters
timeFrame: baseline, 1-month follow-up
measure: Change of the quality of life
timeFrame: baseline, 1-month follow-up
measure: Change of the mental health
timeFrame: baseline, 1-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Opole
country: Poland
facility: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology
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