Effects of Balance Training in Older Adults With Dementia

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Task-oriented Balance Training in Institutionalized Older Adults With Dementia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02073318
• Other study ID #: 201011010RB
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: January 20, 2011
• Last updated: February 25, 2014
• Start date: December 2010
• Est. completion date: July 2011

Study information

• Verified date: February 2014
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose -To investigate whether older adults with dementia who have balance and gait problems can improve their balance and gait function after an individualized 4-week tasks-oriented balance training with sensory manipulation.

Hypothesis

-There is significant difference of Timed Up and Go Test, Berg Balance Scale, walking speed, 30-s chair-stand test, Chair sit-and-reach test and Barthel Index between dementia patients who received tasks-oriented balance training and those didn't receive after 4-weeks training and one month follow-up.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 19
• Est. completion date: July 2011
• Est. primary completion date: June 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient provides oral consent, and written consent obtains from next of kin

• Older than 65 years

• Diagnosis of dementia, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) or The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10)

• Can follow order to complete the screening test(Timed Up and Go test)

• Has balance and gait problems

• Can standing independently with/without assistive device or can standing with minimal assistance

Exclusion Criteria:

• Newly developed cardiopulmonary disease and other exercise contraindications

• Other neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disease that might affect the outcome(ex. Recent stroke, fracture or orthopedic surgery)

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia

Intervention

Other:
• Task-oriented balance training
4 weeks individualized task-oriented balance training, twice a week and 1 hour each session
• Upper extremities exercise
4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position, twice a week and 1 hour each session weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	The Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia St. Joseph Home for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Timed Up and Go test	Change from Baseline of Timed Up and Go test	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	No
Primary	Berg Balance Scale	Change from Baseline of Berg Balance Scale	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	No
Primary	walking speed	Change from Baseline of walking speed	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	No
Secondary	30-s chair-stand test	Change from Baseline of 30-s chair-stand test	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	No
Secondary	chair sit-and-reach test	Change from Baseline of chair sit-and-reach test	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	No
Secondary	Saint Louis University mental status examination	Change from Baseline of Saint Louis University mental status examination	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	No
Secondary	Barthel index	Change from Baseline of Barthel index	baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up	No