Effects of an Adapted Physical Activity on the Postural Control of Residents in Nursing Home.

University of Lausanne (UNIL)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postural Control

Treatments: Other: Adapted Physical Activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03759977

2018-01833

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study measures the effects of an Adapted Physical Activity on postural control of residents in nursing home. Half of participants will follow a program training 3 times a week during 8 weeks, while the other half will receive the usual accompaniment.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to walk 20 meters with or without auxiliary help
• Able to stand 1 minute without help
• Health status considered stable
• Life expectancy greater than 6 months
• No major cognitive impairment preventing them from understanding a simple instruction
• No severe visual impairment
• No severe deafness
• Understanding french
• Able to discern

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to walk 20 meters with or without auxiliary help
• Unable to stand 1 minute without help
• Health status considered unstable
• Estimated life expectancy at less than 6 months
• Major cognitive impairment preventing them from understanding a simple instruction
• Severe visual impairment
• Severe deafness
• Not understanding french
• Inability to discern

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Adapted Physical Activity group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive 3 sessions per week of specific physical activity.

Treatment:

Other: Adapted Physical Activity

Usual accompaniment group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will continue to follow the usual accompaniment of the nursing home.