The Development and Validation of the Arabic Otago Exercise Program

NCT05002803 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2021/134
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Falls are common in older adults and may lead to disability or even death. Therefore, exercise programs that focus on preventing falls by improving strength and balance are important to investigate in older adults. One of the home-based exercise programs that was found effective in reducing the risk of falling and the rate of subsequent falls in older adults is the Otago exercise program (OEP). The OEP is an individualized home based retraining program that works mainly on balance and lower extremity strength through several progressive resistive exercises. The OEP is available in English language since late 1990. However, its use in the Arabic-speaking countries is limited due to the language barrier. Therefore, translating such a program to the Arabic language would facilitate its use among Arabic-speaking older adults. Therefore, this study aims:

• To translate the Otago Exercise Program (OEP) into the Arabic language.
• To assess the feasibility of the Arabic OEP in a pilot sample of Arabic-speaking older adults.

Conditions

Older Adults

Keywords

Otago Exercise Program; Falls; Older adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Incidence of Falls in the previous 12 months

  Incidence of Falls and Falls Circumstances in the previous 12 months

  Previous 12 months

• Incidence of falls during the treatment period (8 weeks)

  Incidence of falls during the treatment period (previous 2 months) to assess the effect of the intervention on the incidence of falls.

  Immediately post intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Fear of Falling (using the Falls Efficacy Scale-International)

  Immediately post intervention.

• Balance (using Chair balance test and Four test balance scale)

  Immediately post intervention.

• Mobility (using Timed-Up and go)

  Immediately post intervention.

• Grip strength (using a hand held dynamometer)

  Immediately post intervention.

• The Quality of Life (using Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12)

  Immediately post intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Otago Exercise Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Older adults will receive the Arabic Otago Exercise Program for 8 weeks plus health awareness videos.

Other: Otago Exercise Program

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Older adults will receive only health awareness videos every 2 weeks.

Interventions

Otago Exercise Program OTHER

A Home-based Exercise Program to improve strength and balance and prevent falls.

Otago Exercise Program

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adults who are 60 years of age and older.
• Who can read and write in Arabic language.
• Who are able to walk outdoors with no more support than a single point cane.

You may not qualify if:

• Who have a serious orthopedic condition (e.g., recent lower limb surgery, severe arthritis of a lower limb) or major neurological disorder (e.g., stroke with unilateral or bilateral paresis, Parkinson disease or multiple sclerosis) that could restrict functional mobility.
• Who are unable to comprehend study information and consent processes due to any illness including dementia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Jordan: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Jordan

Amman, 11942, Jordan

Location

Study Officials

• Alia A. Alghwiri, PhD

  University of Jordan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 4, 2021
• First Posted: August 12, 2021
• Study Start: August 4, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: April 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

JO (1)