Otago Exercise Program & Balance
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Imbalance. Condition 2: Fear of falling.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20131117015426N7
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 88
60 years and older
Earning a score of 45 or lower in a Berg's equilibrium test (represents an average and downward balance of the elderly.)
Not affiliated with auxiliary equipment such as walker and cane
To earn a score of 22 up in the cognitive examination exam (indicates a lack of cognitive impairment in the elderly).
Earn score 32 in the disability-induced disorder questionnaire (indicating no dizziness imbalance).
Unwillingness to cooperate in research
Having defective vision or disabling hearing
Having a disabling neurological and muscular disorder that can lead to inability to do daily activities.
Neurological disorders or defective disabling of the nervous system
Having debilitating vascular diseases
Use of medications that may affect the balance of the person, including benzodiazepines, barbiturates, antidepressants, antihistamines, antipsychotics and other sedative and hypnotic tablets
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance score in Berg's balance scale. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg's Balance Scale.;Fear of falling score in Falling Efficiency Scale-International. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Falling Efficiency Scale-International.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method