Effectiveness of the Pilates Method to Prevent and Reduce Falls in Older People

NCT03299374 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Pilates _FB
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present research aims at evidencing the effect of one of the training methodologies increasingly demanded by the older adult, and used to promote, maintain and enhance physical and biopsychosocial aspects. Consequently, we intend to base the evidence supporting Pilates as an effective method in the following specific aspects: balance, prevention and reduction of falls, and improvement of the quality of life in the older adult

Conditions

Aging Problems

Keywords

Pilates; Balance; Falls; Older people

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Falls calendar

  Number of falls

  1 year follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Falls Efficacy Scale International

  change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)

• Timed UP and Go Test

  change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)

• Functional Reach Test

  change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)

• One Leg stance

  change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)

• Euro Quality of Life 5 Dimension

  change from baseline to end of intervention (4 month) and follow-up (1 year)

Study Arms (2)

Falls Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Falls prevention intervention

Other: Fall prevention intervention

Pilates Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates intervention

Other: Pilates Intervention

Interventions

Pilates Intervention OTHER

Intervention based on Pilates principles

Pilates Group

Fall prevention intervention OTHER

Intervention based on principles to prevent falls

Falls Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Subjects +60 years.
• Subjects without cognitive impairment that prevent from performing interventions. A score in the Mini-Cognitive Examination of Lobo has to be equal or greater than 20 points.
• Subjects without physical impairment that prevent from performing interventions, or can directly influence the evaluation of the balance abilities (i.e., vestibular pathologies, amputated limbs, etc.)
• Subjects willing to participate, and have read, understood and signed an informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

Study Officials

• Jose M Blasco, PhD

  University of Valencia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants are informed, so masking is not ensured Outcomes evaluator masked Physiotherapist none masked External adviser masked (randomization and data analysis)
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 26, 2017
• First Posted: October 3, 2017
• Study Start: October 15, 2017
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2018
• Study Completion: November 1, 2018
• Last Updated: May 9, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

ES (1)