Aquatic Exercise and Efficacy Enhancement to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults With Hip Osteoarthritis

NCT00289458 | Completed Phase 1 Results

• 1 other identifier: BIO-REB 05-158
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 79
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this project is to determine the effect of aquatic exercise and aquatic exercise combined with an education program on decreasing fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis. The hypothesis is that aquatic exercise will improve function, strength and balance and the addition of the education session will enhance confidence in movement.

Conditions

Arthritis

Keywords

older adults, falls, arthritis, aquatic, exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Change in Balance

  Berg Balance Scale range 0 - 36 (36 is excellent balance, 0 is poor or no ability for standing balance)

  baseline and 11 weeks

• Change in Chair Stands

  change in number of repetitions (the number of times moving from full sitting to full standing in 30 seconds)

  baseline and 11 weeks

• Change in Walking

  change in 6 minute walk (distance in meters covered in 6 minutes)over 11 weeks

  baseline and 11 weeks

• Change in Falls-Efficacy

  change in Activities Balance Confidence Scale (0 - 100, 100 represents high confidence, 0 represents low confidence)

  baseline and 11 weeks

• Change in Dual Task Function

  change in Timed Up and Go Cognitive Test (time in sec., lower number means better performance)

  baseline and 11 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Physical Activity

  baseline and 11 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Aquatic Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise combined with education

Behavioral: 2

Aquatic

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: exercise

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Control

Interventions

exercise BEHAVIORAL

A community aquatic exercise program designed for older adults to improve balance, strength and mobility to decrease the risk of falls.

Aquatic

2 BEHAVIORAL

Same as 1 with the addition of a 1/week educational group program to improve confidence in movement, learn about fall risk and fall prevention and the rationale for the exercises to decrease fall risk.

Aquatic Education

Control BEHAVIORAL

no exercise

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• over age 65
• clinical diagnosis of hip osteoarthritis

You may not qualify if:

• medical condition tha significantly decreases functional ability such that not safe to exercise in a community program
• already exercising in a moderate exercise program 2/week or more

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Saskatchewan: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

College of Kinesiology

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5B2, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Arthritis; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Cathy M. Arnold
• Organization: University of Saskatchewan

cathy.arnold@usask.ca

306 966 6588

Study Officials

• Cathy M Arnold, MSc

  University of Saskatchewan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2006
• First Posted: February 9, 2006
• Study Start: October 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2008
• Study Completion: April 1, 2008
• Last Updated: August 3, 2010
• Results First Posted: August 3, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-07

Locations

CA (1)