Effect of Flamingo Exercises on Balance

Ufuk University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Gait Disorders, Neurologic

Treatments: Other: Flamingo exercise; Other: training with kinesthetic ability trainer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03361449

30112015-7

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of flamingo exercise on balance in patients with balance impairment due to senil osteoarthritis

Full description

Changes in the sensory, neurological, and musculoskeletal systems in older adults affect several motor tasks,including postural balance. Also osteoarthritis contribute to this process. Older people can gain balance disorders. The flamingo balance exercise is a full lower body workout utilizing many major muscle groups. Therefore investigators aimed to determine the effect of flamingo exercise combined with kinesthetic ability trainer or alone in patients with balance impairment due to osteoarthritis

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 95 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Older than 65 years old
• osteoarthritis diagnosis
• Balance impairment (Berg balance scale 21-40 points)

Exclusion criteria

• Severe neurological deficit
• Defect of vision
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Sedative drug use

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

training with kinesthetic ability trainer.

Treatment:

Other: training with kinesthetic ability trainer

Group 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Flamingo exercise

Treatment:

Other: Flamingo exercise

Group 3

Active Comparator group

Description:

training with kinesthetic ability trainer and Flamingo exercise

Treatment:

Other: training with kinesthetic ability trainer

Other: Flamingo exercise