Effect of Nervous System Mobilization on Older Adults' Postural Control

Aveiro University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Older Adults

Treatments: Other: Exercise; Other: Neural mobilization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03493373

5/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of nervous system mobilization and exercise with exercise only on institutionalized older adults' postural control.

Full description

It is anticipated that 26 institutionalized older adults will be randomly allocated to receive either exercise and neural mobilization (n=13) or exercise only (n=13).

Data on pain intensity (a vertical numeric rating scale) and location (body chart), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale), balance, hand grip strength, timed up and go and gait velocity will be collected at baseline, end of treatment and at 3 months follow up.

Statistical analysis will be performed using a mixed-methods ANOVA.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• be 65 years of age or older;
• to have independent gait with or without technical aid;
• have indication of the institution's doctor for participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

• inability to understand study aims.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise and nervous system mobilization

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive neural mobilization and therapeutic exercise: two sessions of 60 minutes during 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Neural mobilization

Other: Exercise

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive therapeutic exercise: two sessions of 60 minutes during 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise