Yang Style Tai Chi Exercises Combined With Mental Imagery Training On Balance and Fall Prevention in Older Adults

NCT04766112 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/00745 Farah Naqvi
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aging process and the chronic diseases that affect older adults lead to balance disorders, which makes these individuals more susceptible to falls. However, currently there is no evidence available to support effects of Yang Style Tai Chi exercises combined with mental imagery training on balance and fall prevention in older adults. Because separately Tai Chi training techniques having good effects according to evidence .So in this study we will be find out the effects of Tai chi with mental imagery training for the selection of most appropriate treatment method.

Conditions

Elderly Population

Keywords

Balance; Yang Style Tai Chi Exercises; mental imagery training; elderly population

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Berg Balance Scale:

  The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is one of the most widely used tools for balance assessment.

  Change from Baseline , balance to 4Weeks, 8 weeks

• Fall efficacy Scale

  The Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) is a short, easy to administer tool that measures the level of concern about falling during 16 social and physical activities inside and outside the home whether or not the person actually does the activity.

  Change from Baseline , balance and fall prevention to 4Weeks, 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Timed Up and Go test (TUG):

  Change from Baseline , balance and fall prevention to 4Weeks, 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group I

EXPERIMENTAL

Group I will receive yang style Tai chi exercises combined with mental imagery training which consist of 10 positions

Other: Group II

Group II

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group B will receive yang style Tai chi exercise which consist of 10 positions

Other: Group I

Interventions

Group I OTHER

Group I will receive yang style Tai chi exercises combined with mental imagery training

Group II

Group II OTHER

Group II will receive yang style Tai chi exercise which consist of 10 positions.

Group I

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age above 60
• Be referred for a fall problem.
• Be identified as being at high risk for a fall on the initial medical assessment (Berg balance scale less than 40/56and at least one accidental fall in the previous 6 month
• Be mentally able to take in an exercise program as assessed with the final SMMSE score is a sum of the 12 items, and can range from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 30. The SMMSE can be adjusted for non-cognitive disabilities.

You may not qualify if:

• Declared unfit for physical activities following medical assessment.
• Present a mental or physical condition incompatible with physical activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bashart hospital Rawalpindi.

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Moylan KC, Binder EF. Falls in older adults: risk assessment, management and prevention. Am J Med. 2007 Jun;120(6):493.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.022.

  PMID: 17524747 BACKGROUND

• Cameron ID, Dyer SM, Panagoda CE, Murray GR, Hill KD, Cumming RG, Kerse N. Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Sep 7;9(9):CD005465. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005465.pub4.

  PMID: 30191554 BACKGROUND

• Ibrahim MS, Mattar AG, Elhafez SM. Efficacy of virtual reality-based balance training versus the Biodex balance system training on the body balance of adults. J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Jan;28(1):20-6. doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.20. Epub 2016 Jan 30.

  PMID: 26957722 BACKGROUND

• Rubenstein LZ. Falls in older people: epidemiology, risk factors and strategies for prevention. Age Ageing. 2006 Sep;35 Suppl 2:ii37-ii41. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afl084.

  PMID: 16926202 BACKGROUND

• Voermans NC, Snijders AH, Schoon Y, Bloem BR. Why old people fall (and how to stop them). Pract Neurol. 2007 Jun;7(3):158-71. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.120980. No abstract available.

  PMID: 17515595 BACKGROUND

• Blake AJ, Morgan K, Bendall MJ, Dallosso H, Ebrahim SB, Arie TH, Fentem PH, Bassey EJ. Falls by elderly people at home: prevalence and associated factors. Age Ageing. 1988 Nov;17(6):365-72. doi: 10.1093/ageing/17.6.365.

  PMID: 3266440 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Misbah Ghous, MSNMPT

  Riphah International University Islamabad

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2021
• First Posted: February 23, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2021
• Study Completion: April 30, 2021
• Last Updated: June 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)