Clinical trial NCT06844578: Assessment of Postural Control and Balance in the Older Adult
Official title: Assessment of Postural Control and Balance in the Older Adult
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Older Adult
Balance Assessment
Older Adults, Balance
Postural Balance
Keywords: postural control
assessment
older adult
Lead sponsor: University of Extremadura
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-25
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: A randomised clinical trial is proposed, using a probabilistic allocation design to ensure an equitable distribution of participants between the different intervention and control groups, minimising bias and increasing the internal validity of the results.

The trial foresees the voluntary participation of a total of 60 subjects, selected on the basis of previously established criteria and meeting specific characteristics criteria previously established and who meet the specific characteristics required for the study. The distribution of the participants in the clinical trial will be structured into three groups with characteristics and specific objectives, among which the following groups are highlighted:

* Group 1 (G1) or control: This group will be composed of 20 participants who will not receive any specific intervention related to gerontogymnastics or occupational therapy programmes designed from occupational therapy.
* Group 2 (G2) or experimental with gerontogymnastics: this group will be made up of 20 participants who will receive exclusively an intervention based on gerontogymnastics.

This programme will include a series of exercises adapted to the needs of the older adult population, with an emphasis on population, with emphasis on improving balance, muscle strength, flexibility and motor coordination.

Group 3 (G3) or experimental: will be composed of 20 participants who will receive a combined intervention. This will consist of a gerontogymnastics programme, mentioned above, merged with a specific occupational therapy plan, in which exercises such as:

* Unipodal stability
* Gait re-education
* Muscle strength
* Stationary gait


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Over 65 years old
* Residents Ntra. Sra. Del Rosario (Cáceres)
* Consent to participate
* Stable standing
* Tinetti \<25

Exclusion Criteria:

* Does not meet inclusion criteria
* Medical contraindication to physical exercise
* Wheelchair mobility
* Severe cognitive impairment (\>10 Minimental)
* VAS\>4

Primary outcomes:
measure: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Daniels Test
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Timed Up and Go (TUG)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Borg Scale
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Tinetti test
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Joint position sense (JPS)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cáceres
country: Spain
facility: Facultad de Enfermería y Terapia Ocupacional
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