Effect of Surfaces on Fall in Elderly

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aging; Falls, Accidental
• Interventions: Other: Physical training on hard surface.; Other: Physical training on sand surface.; Other: Physical training on soft surface.

• Registration Number: NCT02919514
• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kaen University

Brief Summary

To investigate the effects of Thai dance exercises over 6 weeks on functional outcomes and incidence of fall in community-dwelling older individuals.

To compare effects of exercise training on hard, soft and sand surfaces in community-dwelling older individuals

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11-15
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-29
• Primary Completion: 2018-03-30
• Study Completion: 2018-09-30
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• age at least 60 yr old
• fall

Exclusion Criteria

• having pain (VAS >5)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physical training on hard surface	Physical training on soft surface.	Subject will participate in exercise training on a firm surface for 50 min/session, 3 days/week for 6 weeks in total.
Physical training on soft surface	Physical training on hard surface.	Subject will participate in exercise training on a soft surface for 50 min/session, 3 days/week for 6 weeks in total.
Physical training on hard surface	Physical training on sand surface.	Subject will participate in exercise training on a firm surface for 50 min/session, 3 days/week for 6 weeks in total.
Physical training on soft surface	Physical training on sand surface.	Subject will participate in exercise training on a soft surface for 50 min/session, 3 days/week for 6 weeks in total.
Physical training on sand surface	Physical training on hard surface.	Subject will participate in exercise training on a sand surface for 50 min/session, 3 days/week for 6 weeks in total.
Physical training on sand surface	Physical training on soft surface.	Subject will participate in exercise training on a sand surface for 50 min/session, 3 days/week for 6 weeks in total.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
10-meter walk test (10MWT)	0,3 and 6 weeks	The 10MWT quantifies walking speed that the results correlate to health status, morbidity rate and mortality rate; hence it has been suggested to be used as an important vital sign of elderly. Subjects walk along a 10meter walkway at a comfortable and fast gait speed. The time used over 4meters in the middle of the walkway will be recorded to minimize acceleration and deceleration effects. The average time required over the 3 trials will be converted to walking speed in m/s.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Khon Kaen University; 🇹🇭 Multiple Locations, Khon Kaen, Thailand