Effect of Pilates exercise on fear of falling and activity of daily living
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Condition 1: fear of falling. Condition 2: activity of daily living. Condition 3: ageing.Old age without mention of psychosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017010431767N1
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
60 to 80 year-old females; Accepting to participate 8-week Pilates training sessions; Having a medical certificate proving participants’ ability to do exercises; No history of hospitalization for at least 3 months ago
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to cooperate after the start of study; Less than 80% participation in training sessions; Using mobility aids; Any physical disorder preventing the continuation of exercise program; No participation in any other type of regular or structured exercises program except Basic training offered by Nursing Home
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fear of falling. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention (after 8 weeks of intervention). Method of measurement: Falls Efficacy Scale-International.;Activity of daily living. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention (after 8 weeks of intervention). Method of measurement: activities of daily living scale for elderly.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method