Effect of Flamingo Exercises on Balance

Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Flamingo Exercises on Balance in Patients With Balance Impairment Due to Senile Osteoarthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03361449
• Other study ID #: 30112015-7
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 28, 2017
• Last updated: April 11, 2018
• Start date: April 25, 2018
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: Ufuk University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of flamingo exercise on balance in patients with balance impairment due to senil osteoarthritis

Description:

Changes in the sensory, neurological, and musculoskeletal systems in older adults affect several motor tasks,including postural balance. Also osteoarthritis contribute to this process. Older people can gain balance disorders. The flamingo balance exercise is a full lower body workout utilizing many major muscle groups. Therefore investigators aimed to determine the effect of flamingo exercise combined with kinesthetic ability trainer or alone in patients with balance impairment due to osteoarthritis

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 95 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Older than 65 years old

• osteoarthritis diagnosis

• Balance impairment (Berg balance scale 21-40 points)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe neurological deficit

• Defect of vision

• Vitamin B12 deficiency

• Sedative drug use

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gait Disorders, Neurologic
• Nervous System Diseases
• Osteoarthritis

Intervention

Other:
• Flamingo exercise
Flamingo exercise
• training with kinesthetic ability trainer
training with kinesthetic ability trainer

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ufuk University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	kinesthetic ability trainer static score	kinesthetic ability trainer static score	4 weeks
Primary	kinesthetic ability trainer static dynamic score	kinesthetic ability trainer static dynamic score	4 weeks
Primary	Berg Balance Scale	a scale for balance	4 weeks
Primary	Timed up and Go test	for balance and gait	4 weeks
Primary	activity specific balance scale.	for balance	4 weeks