Multicomponent Versus Balance Exercise for Older Adults With Recurrent Falls

NCT07739173 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2017-131-fall-thesis-zafer
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To compare the short-term effects and 6-month durability of supervised multicomponent exercise, balance exercise alone, and fall-prevention education on balance, strength, walking performance, and health-related quality of life in older adults with recurrent falls.

Conditions

Accidental Falls; Recurrent Falls

Keywords

accidental falls; aged; exercise therapy; postural balance; quality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

  A 14-item performance measure scored from 0 to 56; higher scores indicate better balance.

  Baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Handgrip strength

  Baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months.

• 10-m walk time

  Baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months.

• Short Form-36 (SF-36)

  Baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months.

Study Arms (3)

Multicomponent exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Supervised balance-coordination exercises followed by elastic-band strengthening of the quadriceps, hamstrings, hip abductors, and hip adductors, plus mini-squats. Sessions were delivered 3 days per week for 8 weeks.

Behavioral: Multicomponent exercise

Balance exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Supervised balance-coordination tasks, warm-up, and stretching only, without resistance exercises or mini-squats. Sessions were delivered 3 days per week for 8 weeks.

Behavioral: Balance exercise

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Standardized education on reducing fall risk only, without any supervised exercise program.

Interventions

Multicomponent exercise BEHAVIORAL

Supervised balance-coordination exercises and lower-extremity strengthening using elastic bands (quadriceps, hamstrings, hip abductors, hip adductors) and mini-squats.

Multicomponent exercise

Balance exercise BEHAVIORAL

Supervised balance-coordination tasks, warm-up, and stretching

Balance exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 65 years or older,
• more than two falls during the preceding year,
• unimpaired Timed Up and Go performance,
• Beck Depression Inventory score consistent with safe participation

You may not qualify if:

• Contraindication to exercise,
• fracture,
• cancer,
• active joint disease or infection,
• pulmonary disease,
• uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or hypertension,
• congestive heart failure, or
• serious neurological disease.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Balikesir University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine Hospital

Balıkesir, Balıkesir, 10135, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Nilay Şahin, MD, Prof.

  Balikesir University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2026
• First Posted: July 31, 2026
• Study Start: November 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2018
• Study Completion: September 1, 2018
• Last Updated: July 31, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)