Effects of Pilates in Risk Fall in Older Population

Falling Injury Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of 6 Week of Pilates in Fall Prevention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02371837
• Other study ID #: UJA2015
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 9, 2015
• Last updated: June 11, 2015
• Start date: February 2015
• Est. completion date: April 2015

Study information

• Verified date: June 2015
• Source: University of Jaén
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The intervention will consist in a 6 week of pilates practice in older population to check the prevention of fall effectiveness.

Description:

A study population of elder people will be randomly allocated to intervention or control group, consisted in Pilates and a booklet of balance tips respectively.

The protocol will be performed for 6 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 103
• Est. completion date: April 2015
• Est. primary completion date: March 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 60 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria: - Elder population. Not to be a pilates practitioner previous to study enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: - Cognitive issues that dont allow to practice pilates method.

Sensorial alteration or any disease that could altered balance. Any drug or medication that modify balance.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Falling Injury

Intervention

Other:
• Pilates and fall prevention
A 2 days per week during 6 week Pilates practice will be performed in experimental group in order to check the effectiveness in fall prevention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	University of Jaén	Jaén	Andalucia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Jaén

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Falls Efficacy Scale International test (FES I)	FES as measure of fear of falling or patients confident of falling	pre intervention and post 6 weeks of intervention	No
Secondary	Change in Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT)	SEBT as measure of dynamic balance	pre intervention and post 6 weeks of intervention	No