Risk factors for falls in the elderly: effects of different programs on Perception, Cognition, Clinical and Physical Status

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Women; Health of the Elderly; M01.975; SP2.006.047

• Registration Number: RBR-97jm74
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade Dom Bosco

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Elderly; 60 years or older; women; pre-fragile

Exclusion Criteria

Changes that impede participation in the research; reduced cognitive capacity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of the risk of falls in the elderly from the observation of a variation of at least fifteen percent in the measurements before and after experimental programs (Educational without exercises, exercises with video games and multi-component exercises) of the strength and muscular power through the test of sit and (time in seconds that it takes to sit and lift five times, the lower the time the better the strength and muscle power), functional mobility through the Timed up and Go test (time in seconds that it takes to get up from a chair, walk 3 meter, turn around in the cone, return and sit again, the lower the time the better the mobility) and balance through the Mini-best test (battery of tests that evaluates the elderly in different conditions and positions of the body and its response to postural instability, the higher the score the greater the balance) after a period of three months of physical exercise

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are not expected