A Strategy for Fall Prevention in Aging Women

NCT07481409 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 52-02-27/2026-2003878572202509418003000000001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This retrospective study examined the effects of a 12-month training program on physical performance and functional ability in healthy older women. Participants completed structured sessions including aerobic, strength, balance, flexibility, and stability exercises. Standardized tests showed that the intervention improved functional independence and may help prevent falls.

Conditions

Fall Prevention; Functional Independence; Balance Impairment

Keywords

women; mobility; stability; functional movement screen system

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from Baseline in the Single-Leg Stance test (SLS)

  The Single-Leg Stance (SLS) test was used to evaluate static balance, and was performed as described by Poncumhak et al. (2023)

  12 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Changes from Baseline in Functional Movement Capability

  12 month

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group underwent a 12-month training protocol

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group (n=13) underwent a 12-month structured multicomponent and stability exercise

Behavioral: Multicomponent and Stability Exercise Program

Control group continued their regular daily activities without participating in any organ

NO INTERVENTION

Participants maintained their usual daily activities without any structured exercise program. No supervised interventions were provided.

Interventions

Multicomponent and Stability Exercise Program BEHAVIORAL

Training program was a 12-month structured multicomponent and stability exercise program, including aerobic, strength, balance, flexibility, and stability exercises (core stability exercise and Dynamic neuromuscular stability). Sessions were conducted two times per week and progressively adjusted according to participants' abilities to ensure safety and optimal improvements.

Intervention group underwent a 12-month training protocol

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 80 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: This study focuses exclusively on women aged 65 years and older because this group is a higher risk for age-related declined and falls.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• were women older than 65 years and did not live in nursing homes or community living
• physically independent individuals able to perform daily living tasks
• not present absence of physical limitations that might limit their engagement in exercise
• absence of cardio metabolic and neuromuscular disease that could negatively affect exercise performance

You may not qualify if:

• fracture of extremities in the last 3 months
• functional limitation (motor, auditory, and visual disorders)
• dropout and absence of participants at any measurement, and absence in more than 25% of the training sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Novi Sad: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Sport and Physical Education

Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2026
• First Posted: March 18, 2026
• Study Start: June 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2025
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: March 18, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)