Effects of Training on Fall Risk and Balance Performances
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Single task trainingBehavioral: dual task trainingBehavioral: exercise-cognitive activity combined training
- Registration Number
- NCT03189342
- Lead Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Dual task training has been shown to reduce the risk of falls more than single task training. However, there have been no studies which compared the effects of single task training, dual task training and asynchronous cognitive, balance exercise training during same day on the risk of falls among healthy older individuals. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate differences among the effects of single task training, dual task training and exercise-cognitive activity combined training on balance and gait performances and fall risk in elderly at risk of fall.
- Detailed Description
The term "dual task" refers to the ability of performing 2 tasks simultaneously, for example, a cognitive and a motor task. Previous studies demonstrated that dual task training is more effective than single task training in reducing falls among elderly. These studies demonstrated that the improvements in balance and gait speed resulted in a decrease of fall frequency. Although dual task training has been shown to reduce the risk of falls more than single task training, to date, there have been no studies which compared the effects of single task training, dual task training and asynchronous cognitive, balance exercise training during same day on the risk of falls among healthy older individuals. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate differences among the effects of single task training, dual task training and exercise-cognitive activity combined training on balance and gait performances and fall risk in elderly at risk of fall.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
- Age 65 years or older
- literate
- having a fall incident during the past year
- ability to walk 10 meter without any support
- getting more than 13.5 seconds at Timed up and Go test
- getting less than 24 points at Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination
- neurological or musculoskeletal diagnosis such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease,
- orthopaedic involvement or significant visual and auditory impairments
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Single Task Training Single task training Performed balance and gait exercises Dual task training dual task training Performed cognitive activity simultaneously with balance and gait exercises Exercise-Cognitive Activity Combined Training exercise-cognitive activity combined training Performed cognitive, balance and gait activity training asynchronously at different times during the same day
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gait speed under dual task condition 4 weeks The participants walked 10 meter while producing words which started with letter "K"
Gait speed under single task condition 4 weeks The participants walked 10 meter at their comfortable speed and the time to complete the task was recorded
Timed Up and Go test 4 weeks Timed Up and Go Test is a simple test used to measure mobility. The time required to stand up from a chair, walk 3 m to the line on the floor at a normal pace, walk back to the chair and sit down is measured (Thrane et al 2007)
Berg Balance Scale 4 weeks The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) consists of 14 simple balance related tasks that measure the static, dynamic, and functional balance skills (Sahin et al 2008)
Falls Efficacy Scale 4 weeks Tinetti's Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), which was used to assess fall-related self-efficacy, is a 10-questions scale (Scheffer et al 2008).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Medipol Mega University Hospital
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey