Effectiveness of the Pilates Method to Prevent and Reduce Falls in Older People

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Aging Problems
• Interventions: Other: Fall prevention intervention; Other: Pilates Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03299374
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

The present research aims at evidencing the effect of one of the training methodologies increasingly demanded by the older adult, and used to promote, maintain and enhance physical and biopsychosocial aspects. Consequently, we intend to base the evidence supporting Pilates as an effective method in the following specific aspects: balance, prevention and reduction of falls, and improvement of the quality of life in the older adult

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-03
• Study Start: 2017-10-15
• Primary Completion: 2018-03-15
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-09
• Study Completion: 2018-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects +60 years.
• Subjects without cognitive impairment that prevent from performing interventions. A score in the Mini-Cognitive Examination of Lobo has to be equal or greater than 20 points.
• Subjects without physical impairment that prevent from performing interventions, or can directly influence the evaluation of the balance abilities (i.e., vestibular pathologies, amputated limbs, etc.)
• Subjects willing to participate, and have read, understood and signed an informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Falls Group	Fall prevention intervention	Falls prevention intervention
Pilates Group	Pilates Intervention	Pilates intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Falls calendar	1 year follow-up	Number of falls

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Euro Quality of Life 5 Dimension	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)	Quality of life
Timed UP and Go Test	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)	Dynamic balance
Functional Reach Test	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)	Stability
Falls Efficacy Scale International	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)	Risk of falls
One Leg stance	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)	Static Balance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Valencia; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain