Effect of Nervous System Mobilization on Older Adults' Postural Control

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Older Adults
• Interventions: Other: Exercise; Other: Neural mobilization

• Registration Number: NCT03493373
• Lead Sponsor: Aveiro University

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of nervous system mobilization and exercise with exercise only on institutionalized older adults' postural control.

Detailed Description

It is anticipated that 26 institutionalized older adults will be randomly allocated to receive either exercise and neural mobilization (n=13) or exercise only (n=13).

Data on pain intensity (a vertical numeric rating scale) and location (body chart), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale), balance, hand grip strength, timed up and go and gait velocity will be collected at baseline, end of treatment and at 3 months follow up.

Statistical analysis will be performed using a mixed-methods ANOVA.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-04-04
• Study First Posted: 2018-04-10
• Study Start: 2018-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-15
• Study Completion: 2018-12-21
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• be 65 years of age or older;
• to have independent gait with or without technical aid;
• have indication of the institution's doctor for participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• inability to understand study aims.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercise	Exercise	This group will receive therapeutic exercise: two sessions of 60 minutes during 8 weeks.
Exercise and nervous system mobilization	Exercise	This group will receive neural mobilization and therapeutic exercise: two sessions of 60 minutes during 8 weeks.
Exercise and nervous system mobilization	Neural mobilization	This group will receive neural mobilization and therapeutic exercise: two sessions of 60 minutes during 8 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait velocity	3 months	Participants are asked to walk at normal gait velocity over 4 meters and gait velocity is calculated

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive symptoms	3 months	Measured using the 15-itens Geriatric Depression Scale (range: 0-15; participants who score 5 or more have depression)
Pain intensity	3 months	Pain intensity measured using a vertical numeric rating scale (Range: 0 to 10 and higher values are indicative of higher pain intensity)
Balance	3 months	Participants are asked to maintain a tandem/semi-tandem position for up to 30 seconds.
Pain location	3 months	Measured using a body chart (a graphic representation of the body) where participants identify painful body sites
Timed up and go test	3 months	Get up from a chair, walk 3 meters, go back to the chair and sit back. The amount of time that each participant takes to perform the task is taken.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Lar Santa Catarina do Reboleiro; 🇵🇹 Guarda, Portugal

Lar da Santa Cruz da Beselga; 🇵🇹 Guarda, Portugal