Otago Exercises, Square Stepping Exercises, Elderly, Fear of Falling

Fall Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Square Stepping Exercise Training and Otago Exercise Training in Geriatric Individuals in Terms of Balance and Fear of Falling:Randomized Controlled Studie

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06390813
• Other study ID #: 10.185.1.79
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 11, 2022
• Est. completion date: November 18, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Pamukkale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of Otago Exercise Training and Square Stepping Exercise Training on balance and fear of falling in geriarthric individuals and the superiority of the two exercise training for these parameters. The volunteer individuals participating in the study were randomly divided into 3 groups as otago exercise group, square stepping exercise group and control group with equal number of men and women.

The individuals who participated in study had a homogeneous distribution in terms of age, gender, BMI, height, weight and occupational status in all three groups. However, the number of female individuals was higher in all three groups. In the study, individuals in the exercise training groups received square stepping and otago exercise training 3 days a week for 6 weeks, while individuals in the control group did not receive any training. All three groups were evaluated before and six weeks after the training.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 105
• Est. completion date: November 18, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: October 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65-75 years old

• Education level at least literate

• Able to walk independently

• Standardized Mini Mental Test Score = 24

• No neurological or lower extremity disease

• Healthy geriatric individuals who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Taking 3 or more medications that may affect cognitive status

• Individuals continuing any exercise/rehabilitation program

• Underwent any surgery for the lower extremities

• Having any neurological-orthopedic problem that may affect gait and balance

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance Disorders
• Fall

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Otago Exercise Training
A total of 18 sessions of Otago Training were conducted 3 days a week for 6 weeks, each session lasting 60 minutes in total, including 5 minutes of warm-up and cool-down periods.
• Square Stepping Exercise Training
A total of 18 sessions of SSE were performed 3 days a week for 6 weeks, each session lasting 40 minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Pamukkale University	Denizli

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pamukkale University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Tinetti's International Fall Efficacy Scale	Asseses perception of balance and stability during activities of daily living. Assesses fear of falling in the elderly population.; On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being very confident and 10 being not confident at all, how confident are you that you do the following activities without falling?; Score: 1 = very confident 10 = not confident at all A total score of greater than 70 indicates that the person has a fear of falling.	6 weeks