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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00222287
Other study ID # HREC No. 040730
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 1
First received September 13, 2005
Last updated September 21, 2006
Start date September 2004
Est. completion date December 2005

Study information

Verified date September 2006
Source University of Melbourne
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Australia: Human Research Ethics Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a series of Feldenkrais movement lessons on mobility and balance, particularly for older adults. The investigators hypothesise that mobility and balance will improve following the classes.


Description:

The Feldenkrais Method is an educational process which involves exploration of novel movement sequences that lead to expansion of the movement repertoire. This Method has been used with the aim of improving balance and mobility in several studies, and has been compared to the benefits of Tai Chi for improving balance in older adults. The current study investigates the effects of a 10 week series of Feldenkrais movement classes on gait parameters as measured on an instrumented gait mat, a balance test of stepping and turning (the Four Square Step Test) and a questionnaire about balance confidence (the Activites Specific Balance Confidence scale.


Other known NCT identifiers
  • NCT00222313

Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date December 2005
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 65 Years to 90 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- community dwelling older adults (aged over 65)

- able to independently ambulate indoors and outdoors

Exclusion Criteria:

- currently undergoing physiotherapy treatment

- unable to comprehend written english

- unable to give informed consent

- walking with a walking frame indoors

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Feldenkrais Movement class


Locations

Country Name City State
Australia University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Melbourne

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Australia, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Balance Confidence (as measured by ABC scale)
Primary Tempo-spatial parameters of gait
Primary Time to complete Four Square Step Test
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