Effects of a dual-task training on dynamic and static balance control of pre-frail elderly: a pilot study.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- deficit on dynamic and static balance control in pre-frail elderlyPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000887279
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte -UFR
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 6
Inclusion Criteria
To participate in the study it was necessary to meet the criteria defining the fragility and have been classified as pre-frail, not present neurological disorders and do not use drugs that bring harm to the balance, being able to walk independently for at least three minutes, not present cognitive impairment or dementia with a cutoff of at least 17 on the Mini-Mental Examination, have good visual acuity with or without corrective lenses, have normal blood pressure for age.
Exclusion Criteria
Neurological, muscleskeletal and cardiovascular diseases; use of drugs that bring balance damage
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Deficit on balance control and risk of falls, measured with Berg Balance Scale (BBS)[at baseline, immediately after intervention period and after 1 month interval.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Deficit on balance control and risk of falls, measured with a computerized posturography Balance Master[at baseline, immediately after intervention period and after 1 month interval.]