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Effects of Balance Training Exercises Fall Risk Among Elderly Females

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Elderly Females
Registration Number
NCT06750237
Lead Sponsor
Riphah International University
Brief Summary

Falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths globally, and the literature shows that 40% of community-dwelling older adults who are over 65 years old experience fall accidents annually. It also harms the well-being of the elderly, including the lack of access to daily services. Therefore, exercise interventions that target balance, gait, and muscle strength increase can effectively prevent falls in older adults.

A fall prevention program that includes strength and balance training and patient education can improve muscle balance and mental capacity in older women with a history of falls. dimensions of abilities of the elderly are improved by exercise, such as dynamic balance, static balance, participants fear of falling, balance confidence, quality of life, and physical performance. The study will be a randomized clinical trial and will be conducted in Fatima Memorial Hospital, and Atif Rehab Clinic. The sample size is calculated from the open epi tool. Considering the attrition rate (10%) the sample size is calculated to be 36 altogether. This study will be completed in a time duration of 10 months after the approval of the synopsis. Non-probability convenience sampling technique will be used and participants will be recruited in the study after randomization through the lottery method. The subjects will be divided into two groups. Baseline treatment is isometric of the lower limb and bridging. Group A will receive balance training exercises using unstable surfaces and Group B will receive balance training exercises using stable surfaces. The tools that will be used are the Fall Efficacy scale-international (FES-I), Berg Balance Scale ((BBS), and ABC (Activities-Specific Balance Coordination) Scale, and after data collection, data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 26.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria
  • Any chronic disease such as carcinoma
  • Athletes
  • Women underwent any surgery (hysterectomy) in the last 2 months
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fall Efficacy Scalebaseline and fourth week

Fall efficacy was measured by the Fall-Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), a widely accepted tool for the evaluation of perceived confidence in performing a range of activities of daily living in the home and community environments, without falling (The FES-I contains 16 items, which are scored on a four-point scale. The scores range from 16 to 64 points, and higher scores indicate lower self-efficacy (20) The reliability of this tool is 0.94 and the validity is 0.84

Berg Balance Scalebaseline and fourth week

The BBS is considered the "gold standard" for assessing balance, and it can evaluate dynamic and static balance functions simultaneously. It consists of 14 tasks of varying difficulty, and each item is scored on a scale of 0-4.31 The maximum score is 56, and higher scores indicate better performance. The reliability of this tool is 0.96

ABC (Activities-Specific Balance Coordination) Scalebaseline and fourthweek

The scale includes 16 activities of daily living, such as walking around the house, sweeping the floor, and walking in a crowded mall, which needs complex posture control abilities (including posture stability and orientation) for adaptation to complex environments to maintain balance.

Secondary Outcome Measures
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