Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk

Fall Risk Clinical Trial

— Fall Risk  

Official title:

Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk - a Preliminary Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02746835
• Other study ID #: Falls Prevention Program
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 11, 2016
• Last updated: April 19, 2016
• Start date: September 2015
• Est. completion date: January 2016

Study information

• Verified date: April 2016
• Source: Aveiro University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Portugal: Health Ethic Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Middle-aged or older people with fall risk were assessed and invited to a multidisciplinary falls prevention program. This program consisted on an adapted exercise program.

Two sessions per week were performed, during 6 weeks supervised by a physiotherapist.

At the end of this program, measures of physical condition and of self-efficacy were repeated to determine its related-effect.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 7
• Est. completion date: January 2016
• Est. primary completion date: January 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 50 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Fall Risk (Morse scale)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Had no capacity to walk independently

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall Risk

Intervention

Other:
• Exercise program for fall prevention
Set of exercises to improve the following parameters: balance, endurance, muscle strength, flexibility.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Portugal	Marlene Cristina Neves Rosa	Anadia	Aveiro

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aveiro University	Centro de Saúde de Anadia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Portugal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Physical Condition related with mobility	mobility (5 meters walking test at comfortable speed - 5mWT) (meters/second)	6-weeks	Yes
Other	Physical Condition related with balance	balance (Functional Reach Test - FRT) (cm)	6-weeks	Yes
Other	Physical Condition related with endurance	endurance (Sit-to-stand test - STS) (seconds)	6-weeks	Yes
Primary	Self-efficacy moving indoors	Question 1- Self-efficacy moving indoors; (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)	6-weeks	Yes
Primary	Self-efficacy moving outside	Question 2 - Self-efficacy moving outside (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)	6-weeks	Yes
Primary	Self-efficacy walking uneven surfaces	Question 3- Self-efficacy walking through uneven surfaces (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)	6-weeks	Yes
Primary	Self-efficacy in physical activities	Question 4 - Self-efficacy participating in physical activities (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)	6-weeks	Yes