Effect of balance training on quality of life and balance in the elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- balance impairment.Tendency to fall because of old age or other unclear health problems
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016020624149N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellery for research affairs, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
older than or equal to 60 years old; acquiring Berg balance scale score less than 52; obtaining MMSE score more than 24; acquiring Geriatrics Depression Scale (GDS) less than 7
Exclusion criteria:
neurological diseases; visual or auditory disorders; color blindness; orthostatic blood pressure
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance level. Timepoint: Before exercises and 4 weeks after the beginning of exercises. Method of measurement: Fullerton Advanced Balance scale (FAB) test.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Bexercises and 4 weeks after the beginning of exercises. Method of measurement: SF-36 questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method