Effectiveness of the Pilates Method to Prevent and Reduce Falls in Older People

Aging Problems Clinical Trial

Official title:

Estudio Comparativo de Los Beneficios Del Método Pilates Frente a un Programa específico de prevención de caídas

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03299374
• Other study ID #: Pilates _FB
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 15, 2017
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: May 2018
• Source: University of Valencia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The present research aims at evidencing the effect of one of the training methodologies increasingly demanded by the older adult, and used to promote, maintain and enhance physical and biopsychosocial aspects. Consequently, we intend to base the evidence supporting Pilates as an effective method in the following specific aspects: balance, prevention and reduction of falls, and improvement of the quality of life in the older adult

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: March 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects +60 years.

• Subjects without cognitive impairment that prevent from performing interventions. A score in the Mini-Cognitive Examination of Lobo has to be equal or greater than 20 points.

• Subjects without physical impairment that prevent from performing interventions, or can directly influence the evaluation of the balance abilities (i.e., vestibular pathologies, amputated limbs, etc.)

• Subjects willing to participate, and have read, understood and signed an informed consent.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging Problems

Intervention

Other:
• Pilates Intervention
Intervention based on Pilates principles
• Fall prevention intervention
Intervention based on principles to prevent falls

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	University of Valencia	Valencia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Valencia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Falls calendar	Number of falls	1 year follow-up
Secondary	Falls Efficacy Scale International	Risk of falls	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
Secondary	Timed UP and Go Test	Dynamic balance	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
Secondary	Functional Reach Test	Stability	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
Secondary	One Leg stance	Static Balance	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)
Secondary	Euro Quality of Life 5 Dimension	Quality of life	change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)