Effects of Balance Training in Older Adults With Dementia

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia
• Interventions: Other: Task-oriented balance training; Other: Upper extremities exercise

• Registration Number: NCT02073318
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

Purpose -To investigate whether older adults with dementia who have balance and gait problems can improve their balance and gait function after an individualized 4-week tasks-oriented balance training with sensory manipulation.

Hypothesis

-There is significant difference of Timed Up and Go Test, Berg Balance Scale, walking speed, 30-s chair-stand test, Chair sit-and-reach test and Barthel Index between dementia patients who received tasks-oriented balance training and those didn't receive after 4-weeks training and one month follow-up.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-12
• Study First Submitted: 2011-01-20
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-07
• Status Verified: 2014-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-02-25
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2014-02-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient provides oral consent, and written consent obtains from next of kin
• Older than 65 years
• Diagnosis of dementia, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) or The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10)
• Can follow order to complete the screening test(Timed Up and Go test)
• Has balance and gait problems
• Can standing independently with/without assistive device or can standing with minimal assistance

Exclusion Criteria

• Newly developed cardiopulmonary disease and other exercise contraindications
• Other neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disease that might affect the outcome(ex. Recent stroke, fracture or orthopedic surgery)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Balance training	Task-oriented balance training	-
Control	Upper extremities exercise	Control group received 4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Timed Up and Go test	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	Change from Baseline of Timed Up and Go test
Berg Balance Scale	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	Change from Baseline of Berg Balance Scale
walking speed	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	Change from Baseline of walking speed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
30-s chair-stand test	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	Change from Baseline of 30-s chair-stand test
chair sit-and-reach test	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	Change from Baseline of chair sit-and-reach test
Saint Louis University mental status examination	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	Change from Baseline of Saint Louis University mental status examination
Barthel index	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	Change from Baseline of Barthel index

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia St. Joseph Home for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan