Effect of exercise on balance status and quality of life among sample of Iranian elderly in Shiraz, south of IRAN, 2017

Phase 2

Conditions: H81.8X1
Disorders of vestibular function Fall in the elderly.
Other disorders of vestibular function, right ear

Registration Number: IRCT20180730040644N1

Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

age (60- 74 years)
basic literacy (ability to read and write),
history of falling over the past 6-12 months
positive Romberg sign
obtaining minimum score 24 in the mini-mental state examination (MMSE)
obtaining minimum score 21in Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
lack of visual impairment
lack of neck disability
non-use of ambulatory assistive devices (AAD)
lack of cognitive impairment and lack of orthopedic and neural impairments

Exclusion Criteria

Unwillingness to continue cooperation
incidence of musculoskeletal disorders requiring the use of ambulatory assistive devices or needing treatment.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Effect of Balanced Exercise Training to Improve Balance and Quality of Life in the Elderly. Timepoint: At the beginning of the intervention (before the study began) and immediately after the completion of the study and 2 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: VNG, BBS.DHI.FES-I,Romberg,Leipad Test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine and compare the effect of equilibrium training on improving balance and improving the quality of life before and after intervention in two groups of test and control. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the study), immediately after the end of the intervention and 2 months after the last training sessions. Method of measurement: assess the effect of equilibrium training on improving balance (BBS and Roemberg questionnaires) and quality of life (Leipad).;Evaluating the effect of equilibrium exercise training on reducing the number of falls in the elderly. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the study), immediately after the end of the intervention and 2 months after the last training sessions. Method of measurement: Evaluating the effect of equilibrium exercise training on reducing the frequency of falls (taking patient records and performing BBS and Römberg tests).