Effects of an Adapted Physical Activity on the Postural Control of Residents in Nursing Home.

Postural Control Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Adapted Physical Activity on the Static and Dynamic Postural Control of Residents in Nursing Home: an Exploratory Study of 8 Weeks in the Réseau Santé de la Glâne (Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland).

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03759977
• Other study ID #: 2018-01833
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 7, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 22, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: University of Lausanne
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study measures the effects of an Adapted Physical Activity on postural control of residents in nursing home. Half of participants will follow a program training 3 times a week during 8 weeks, while the other half will receive the usual accompaniment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. completion date: March 22, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 22, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 70 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Able to walk 20 meters with or without auxiliary help

• Able to stand 1 minute without help

• Health status considered stable

• Life expectancy greater than 6 months

• No major cognitive impairment preventing them from understanding a simple instruction

• No severe visual impairment

• No severe deafness

• Understanding french

• Able to discern

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to walk 20 meters with or without auxiliary help

• Unable to stand 1 minute without help

• Health status considered unstable

• Estimated life expectancy at less than 6 months

• Major cognitive impairment preventing them from understanding a simple instruction

• Severe visual impairment

• Severe deafness

• Not understanding french

• Inability to discern

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Postural Control

Intervention

Other:
• Adapted Physical Activity
The sessions of Adapted Physical Activity will be focus around the theme of balance, with a small part of resistance training.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	Université de Lausanne	Lausanne

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Lausanne

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Postural control	Measures of the center of pressure under different conditions.	15 minutes
Secondary	Habitual gait speed in meter per seconde	Gait parameter	5 minutes
Secondary	Gait variability in percentage	Gait parameter	5 minutes
Secondary	Gait asymmetry in percentage	Gait parameter	5 minutes
Secondary	Short Physical Performance Battery test	This unique test is composed of a standing balance exercise, a gait speed exercise and chair stand exercise. It gives a score of 0 to 12. 0 is the worst performance and 12 the best one.	10 minutes
Secondary	General quality of life	Euro Quality of life 5 dimensions (EQ-5D)	5 minutes
Secondary	Depression	Geriatric Depression Scale 4 items. 0 (the best) to 4 (the worst) points.	5 minutes
Secondary	Fear of falling	Falls Efficacy Scale International. 7 (no concern about falling) to 28 (severe concern about falling)	5 minutes