The Effects of Lower Body Resistance Training on Balance and Fall Prevention in the Elderly

Fall Prevention Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Lower Body Resistance Training on Balance and Fall Prevention in the Elderly

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01178970
• Other study ID #: OU IRB 14759
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 21, 2010
• Last updated: August 9, 2010
• Start date: August 2009
• Est. completion date: June 2010

Study information

• Verified date: August 2010
• Source: University of Oklahoma
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to prevent falls related to poor lower body strength adn balance in the elderly.

Description:

The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of a structured lower body resistance training program on balance in an elderly population. Our hypothesis is that elderly adults will improve their balance following a structured lower body strength training program compared to those who do not engage in a lower body strength training program.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: June 2010
• Est. primary completion date: June 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy male and female adults 65 or older with physician consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to obtain physician consent to participate

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall Prevention

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Resistance training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	OU-Tulsa Family Medicine Clinic	Tulsa	Oklahoma

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Oklahoma

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Balance improvement	Measured by: Postural orthostatic hypotension test-blood pressure taken while sitting and standing.; Balanced test with Biodex Balance System SD-a person's ability to maintain balance on an unstable surface.	8 weeks	No