Effectiveness of the Pilates Method to Prevent and Reduce Falls in Older People

University of Valencia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Aging Problems

Treatments: Other: Fall prevention intervention; Other: Pilates Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03299374

Pilates _FB

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present research aims at evidencing the effect of one of the training methodologies increasingly demanded by the older adult, and used to promote, maintain and enhance physical and biopsychosocial aspects. Consequently, we intend to base the evidence supporting Pilates as an effective method in the following specific aspects: balance, prevention and reduction of falls, and improvement of the quality of life in the older adult

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects +60 years.
• Subjects without cognitive impairment that prevent from performing interventions. A score in the Mini-Cognitive Examination of Lobo has to be equal or greater than 20 points.
• Subjects without physical impairment that prevent from performing interventions, or can directly influence the evaluation of the balance abilities (i.e., vestibular pathologies, amputated limbs, etc.)
• Subjects willing to participate, and have read, understood and signed an informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Falls Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Falls prevention intervention

Treatment:

Other: Fall prevention intervention

Pilates Group

Experimental group

Description:

Pilates intervention

Treatment:

Other: Pilates Intervention