Walking meditation enhance balance ability compared to conventional balance training in elderly with history of fall

Not Applicable

• Conditions: FallingMuscle painJoint painSyncope; Accidental fall; Myalgia; Arthralgia; Syncope

• Registration Number: TCTR20191019001
• Lead Sponsor: Siriraj Medical Research Center (SiMR)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-19
• Study Completion: 2020-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

- Thai elderly aged more than 60 years
- History of falling at least 1 time within previous year (except traffic accident e.g. Car crash)
- Walk ability at least 15m
- Follow at least 1 step verbal command
- Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

- Medical condition instability e.g. Hypertensive urgency, unstable angina
- Underlying and co-existing diseases which may affect walking ability such as severe heart failure, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe knee osteoarthritis etc.
- Currently programmed in balance training.
- Regularly practice mindfulness-based interventions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time up and go test (TUGT) At baseline, 3 month and 6 month after intervention Record the start to finish distance of the 6-min walking.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional reach test At baseline, 3 month and 6 month after intervention Determining the difference between the start and end position of hand after anterior bending the bod,Single leg stance test At baseline, 3 month and 6 month after intervention Record the maximum time of standing on one leg,EQ-5D-5L (Quality of life questionnaire) At baseline, 3 month and 6 month after intervention Patient reported outcome using a questionnaire,Thai Geriatric Mental Health Assessment Tool (T-GMHA-15) At baseline, 3 month and 6 month after intervention Patient reported outcome using a questionnaire,Complications At 3 month and 6 month after intervention Record the complication while doing an interventions,Compliance At 3 month and 6 month after intervention Record the compliance of doing an interventions,Satisfaction score At 3 month and 6 month after intervention Patient reported outcome using a questionnaire