Clinical trial NCT05761665: Comparison of Kinesiophobia, Balance, Falling and Walking Speeds of Elderly's With Physical Frailty With Alzheimer's
Official title: Comparison of Kinesiophobia, Balance, Falling and Walking Speeds of the Cognitively Frail Elderly With Alzheimer's Dementia With the Physically Fragile Elderly.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Alzheimer Disease
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Keywords: Accidental Falls
Alzheimer Disease
Frail Elderly
Frailty
Kinesiophobia
Postural Balance
Walking Speed
Lead sponsor: Kırıkkale University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-09
Enrollment: 54
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Private Dikmen Nursing Home and Private Ulucınar Nursing Home

Brief summary: In this study, Kinesiophobia, Balance, Falling, Walking Speeds of Elderly People with Cognitive Frailty with Alzheimer's Dementia, Elderly with Physical Frailty and Healthy Elderly Individuals will be compared.

Detailed description: In this study, Kinesiophobia, Balance, Falling, Walking Speeds of Elderly People with Cognitive Frailty with Alzheimer's Dementia, Elderly with Physical Frailty and Healthy Elderly Individuals will be compared.

For research, 3 Groups will be included, including elderly individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's Dementia, physically fragile elderly individuals and healthy elderly individuals staying at the Private Dikmen Nursing Home and the private Uluçınar Nursing Home. The research will be conducted with a total of 54 individuals who voluntarily participated in the study from June 2023 to February 2024.

The criteria for participation in the study of elderly individuals diagnosed with 1st group Alzheimer's Dementia are to be over 65 years old, to be able to walk independently and to be diagnosed with early or middle stage Alzheimer's by a doctor.

The criteria for participation in the study of physically frail elderly individuals for 2nd group is to be over 65 years old, to be able to walk independently and appearing fragile or pre-frail according to the Frail Questionnaire.

The criteria for participation in the study of the 3rd group of healthy elderly individuals were to be over 65 years old, not to have any psychiatric, neurological and orthopedic problems, and to be able to walk independently.

As a data collection tool; For the descriptive characteristics of the patients, a form containing demographic information will be used. Timed Up and Go Test, Berg Balance Scale, 2 Minutes Walking Test will be used to evaluate balance and gait. Frail Questionnaire and Clinical Frailty Scale will be used for the evaluation of frailty.

Tampa Scale will be used for kinesiophobia assessment. The Fall Activity Scale (Tinetti) will be used to assess the fear of falling. In addition, the cognitive status of individuals will be evaluated with the Mini Mental State Test and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* being over the age of 65 and being able to walk independently.
* Individuals who have been diagnosed with early or mid-stage Alzheimer's by a physician.
* Appearing fragile or pre-frail according to the Frail Questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Who has an obstacle to doing physical activity.
* Those who have undergone an operation in the last 6 months.
* Those who do not agree to participate in the research.
* Those who have been diagnosed with late-stage Alzheimer's dementia.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Berg Balance Scale
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Falls efficacy scale(Tinetti)
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Timed Get Up and Walk Test
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Kırıkkale University
name: Meral SERTEL Doc.Dr
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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