Brain Gym Exercises on Risk of Fall, Balance and Quality of Life in Obese Subjects

NCT06587932 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005436
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will be done to answer the following question: Do brain gym exercises have an effect on risk of fall, static balance, dynamic balance and risk of fall and quality of life in obese subjects?

Conditions

Obese Subjects

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• risk of fall

  Modified Arabic version of Activities specific balance confidence scale to assess the risk of fall.

  6 months

• Static balance

  Berg scale for static balance assessment

  6 months

• Dynamic balance

  Balance check 636 device

  6 months

• Health related quality of life

  Arabic version of WHO quality of life quationare bref to assess health related quality of life.

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Group A (exprimental group)

EXPERIMENTAL

16 subjects received brain gym exercises for 15-30 minutes per day, three times a week, for eight consecutive weeks . And traditional treatment in form of balance exercise included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other. Periodic exercises were frequently performed for 45 min for 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks.

Other: brain gym exercises

Group B (balance exercise):

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

16 subjects will receive traditional treatment in form of balance exercise included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other. Periodic exercises were frequently performed for 45 min for 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks.

Other: Traditional treatments

Interventions

brain gym exercises OTHER

It is comprised very easy body movements which have been designed to coax the two hemispheres of the brain.

Group A (exprimental group)

Traditional treatments OTHER

traditional treatment in form of balance training included standing on one leg, standing in tandem mode, walking in a tandem mode (one foot in front of the other), walking on toes and heels, side walk, standing while one upper extremity and the opposite lower extremity were up, rotating the head from side to side, walking backwards for four steps, and shifting weight from one foot to the other

Group B (balance exercise):

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may not qualify if:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Parkinson's disease
• Head injuries
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Headaches or migraines 2. lower limb injuries 3. Postural hypotension 4. Motion sickness 5. Diabetes mellitus 6. Pregnancy 7. Rheumatoid arthritis 8. osteoporosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Study Officials

• Maher A Elkeblawy, Phd

  professor Cairo university

  STUDY CHAIR

• Yasser R Lasheen, Phd

  Assistant professor Cairo university

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: EFFECT OF BRAIN GYM EXERCISES ON RISK OF FALL, BALANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OBESE SUBJECTS

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: October 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2025
• Study Completion: August 1, 2025
• Last Updated: January 15, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Locations

EG (1)