Effects of Global Postural re-Education Program

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Global Postural re-Education Program on the Biomechanical Characteristics of the Elderly Balance.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00736762
• Other study ID #: 136/07
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 15, 2008
• Last updated: August 15, 2008
• Start date: February 2008
• Est. completion date: August 2008

Study information

• Verified date: August 2008
• Source: University of the State of Santa Catarina
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The postural alterations present in the seniors people act as predisponent form of incapacities that provoke alterations in the quality of life. The objective of this study is to evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of the balance of elderly people, before and after treatment with Global Postural Re-education. This research is characterized by experimental method of investigation.Thirty elderly people (30 women) will be randomized to two different groups from Group of Studies of Third Age - GETI, at University of the State of Santa Catarina:

• fifteen elderly women will be submitted to the Global Postural Re-education (GPR) program and to the GETI program of activities

• fifteen elderly women will be submitted only to the GETI program of activities.

At baseline the subjects will be screened for balance measurements with the chattecx balance system and Berg Scale. These measurements will be repeat immediately after the intervention. The subjects randomised to the GPR program will participate in posture retraining techniques of approximately forty minutes, one time a week for ten weeks. The independent t test for pairs of random samples will be used, with level of significance of p≤0,05.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: August 2008
• Est. primary completion date: April 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Senior that accomplish physical activity in the GETI (group of studies of the third age - Santa Catarina State University)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Visually impaired person

• Vestibular disorder

• Neurologic disorders

• Use of prostheses and ortheses

• Cancer

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elderly
• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• GPR
The subjects randomised to the GPR program will participate in posture retraining techniques of approximately forty minutes, one time a week for ten weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Santa Catarina State University	Florianópolis	Santa Catarina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of the State of Santa Catarina

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	center of pressure (cop)		pre-treatment, five weeks and pos-treatment	No