Effects of Balance Exercises Circuit in Patients With Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postural Balance; Hip Replacement; Knee Replacement
• Interventions: Other: balance exercises circuit

• Registration Number: NCT02920151
• Lead Sponsor: Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas Sobre Atividade Física Para Idosos

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effect of balance circuit in patients with more than one year of postoperative total hip or knee arthroplasty. Patients were randomized between intervention group (IG) (balance exercise circuit ) and control group (CG) (usual routine). The evaluations were conducted by blind examiners.

Detailed Description

Balance Exercise Circuit (BEC) program, includes exercise that specifically challenge sensory inputs from mechanoreceptors as well as from the visual and vestibular systems. It is composed of 13 stations, involving static and dynamic balance exercises, including tandem walking, forward-backward stepping, wide-stance gait, functional reach, heel lift, toe press, balance on unstable surfaces, and standing on one leg. The BEC lasts 50 min, two times per week for a total of 12 weeks. Progression of exercises occurred every 3 weeks and was closely supervised to ensure safety. Each BEC session comprised of warm-up and stretching (10 min), exercise circuit (30 min), and cool-down (10 min).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-02
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• more than one year of postoperative total hip or knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• total hip AND knee arthroplasty
• other surgeries of the lower limbs and spine
• autoimmune disease
• contraindication for physical exercise

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
BALANCE EXERCISES CIRCUIT	balance exercises circuit	balance exercises circuit for three months, twice weekly, 50 minutes per day.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berg Balance Scale	three months	evaluates functional balance

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Falls Efficacy Scale	three months	self-efficacy or confidence in performing activities without falling
QuickScreen scale	three months	fall risk assessement