Evaluation of clinical effectiveness of Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oil patch combined with Thai boxing exercise on parameter-related falls in elderly with risk of falling: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Phase 2

• Conditions: Older adults with risk of falling; Seniors; falling

• Registration Number: TCTR20211114002
• Lead Sponsor: Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-11-14
• Study Completion: 2022-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female
2. Age between 60-80 years
3. Able to walk independently without gait aids
4. Have Berg balance scale less than 49 scores
5. Able to communicate with researchers comprehensively
6. Clear watching or hearing with/without glasses or hearing aids

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have Mini-mental State Examination score less than 24 scores
2. Have musculoskeletal problems related decreased balance ability
3. Have pain score equal or over than 4 scores
4. Have neurological problems or abnormal smelling sensation
5. Have cardiopulmonary problems
6. Have cancer
7. Have uncontrolled hypertension
8. Regularly work out with Thai boxing exercise or regularly use Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oil
9. Present allergy when testing with Zanthoxylum limonella Alston essential oil patch or placebo patch

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Static and dynamic balance ability pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Force plate

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eg muscle strength pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Digital handheld dynamometer,Agility pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention 8-Feet Up-and-Go test,Fear of falling pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Thai version of Falls Efficacy Scale-International,Cognitive functioning pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Software program of cognitive function test,Quality of life pre-intervention, Four weeks of intervention and one month after end of intervention Thai version of WHOQOL-BREF