Clinical trial NCT06291792: Otago Exercise Program Applied By Telerehabilitation
Official title: Efficiency Of Otago Exercise Program Applied By Telerehabilitation Method In Older Persons Individuals With A Fall Story
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Older People--Abuse of
Falling
Balance; Distorted
Keywords: Fear of Falling
Balance
Older Persons
Telerehabilitation
Otago Exercise
Lead sponsor: Sinop University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-04
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 90
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of Otago Exercise Program (OEP) on pain, walking speed, lower extremity muscle strength, fear of falling, anxiety, quality of life and balance with the telerehabilitation method in individuals with a history of falling, which is frequently seen in elderly individuals due to aging.

45 people between the ages of 65 and 78 participated in the study. They were randomly divided into 3 groups as control, telerehabilitation otago exercise program (TOEG) and face-to-face otago exercise program (FOEG). 45 minutes of OEP was applied 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Pain, walking speed, lower extremity muscle strength, fear of falling, anxiety, quality of life, and balance were evaluated before the Otago Exercise Program, at the 4th week, at the 8th week, and 4 weeks after the end of the exercise program. Significance was evaluated at the p\<0.05 level in the study.

Detailed description: Those using a randomized controlled clinical trial model that includes assessment methods over four different time periods. Detailed information about the procedure to be applied was given to each participant who would participate in the study. After the information, mini mental state test was applied to the participants who signed the consent form. Gender, age, weight, height, number of falls in the last 1 year, body mass indexes were calculated and recorded, including demographic information of the participants who met the inclusion criteria. Participants were randomly divided into 3 groups. The groups are; telerehabilitation otago exercise program (TOEG) (n=15, 8 males, 7 females), face-to-face otago exercise program (FOEG) (n=15, 8 males, 7 females), Control Group (CG) (n=15) , 8 men, 7 women).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Presence of the ability to walk without assistance
* Living independently at home
* Having a history of at least one fall in the last 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a score below 24 on the Mini Mental State Test
* Using a walking aid
* Having a history of uncontrolled epileptic seizures
* Having a history of surgery within the last six months

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numerical Pain Scale
timeFrame: within 10 minutes after intervention
measure: Walking Speed
timeFrame: within 10 minutes after intervention
measure: lower extremity muscle strength
timeFrame: within 10 minutes after intervention
measure: Fall effectiveness scale
timeFrame: within 10 minutes after intervention
measure: Beck anxiety scale
timeFrame: within 10 minutes after intervention
measure: Tinetti balance and walking test
timeFrame: within 10 minutes after intervention
measure: World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale:
timeFrame: within 10 minutes after intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Bahçeşehir University research application center
Study officials:
affiliation: Sinop University
name: SEFA HAKTAN HATIK, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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