Effects of Balance Exercises With and Without Clamshell Exercises After Menopause

Riphah International University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Menopause

Treatments: Other: Balance exercise; Other: Balance exercise with clamshell

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06750263

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0521

Details and patient eligibility

About

Exercise-based balance intervention is structured program of physical exercises intended to enhance balance, stability, and clamshell exercises are known as an exercise-based balance intervention. A crucial component of physical therapy and fitness regimens targeted at enhancing stability, reducing the risk of falls, and promoting general physical health is exercise-based balance therapies. Women's ability to function both physically and mentally can be significantly impacted by menopause. To find out the effects of an exercise based balance intervention on physical and clamshell exercises after menopause Certain consequences can be lessened by address these alterations with focused interventions.These will be a randomized clinical trial and will be conducted in Bhawalpur Victoria Hospital and Mehran Rehab Clinic. This study will be completed in the time duration of 10 months after the approval of Synopsis. Non probability convenience sampling technique will be used and participants will be recruited in study after the randomization.80 participants with age between 50-65 years will be included in the study according to the inclusion criteria. Group A will receive balance exercises and clamshell exercises Group B will be recieve only balance exercises the tool that will be used are the sit and raised test , y balance test, Romberg test for check the balance. Timed raised chair task for check the strength . timed up and go for check the mobility . heel shin touch test for check the coordination. Time shuttle runs for check the speed. Step test for check the power after data collection, data will be analyzed by using SPPSS 26.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 65 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 65 years or older;
• having significant concerns about their balance
• participants to be living independently in the community
• Berg's Balance Scale scores more than 41/56 indicating minimal fall risk were included in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Participants were excluded from the study if their vision was compromised so that they were unable to see objects on the floor or recognize the instructor's movements

  • progressive neurologic disease which could impair balance
  • hypertensive

• unable to understand, speak, or hear

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Balance exercises with clamshell

Experimental group

Description:

balance was assessed by the Berg's Balance Scale exercise. Participants were instructed to walk (step) from one end of the mat to the other according to the step pattern provided. When reached the end of the mat, instructed to return to their starting position by walking normally off the mat and starting the next stepping. repeat every sequence five times and then started a new pattern. Duration would be 30 min. clamshell exercises a Participants were instructed to lie on their side with the weaker limb facing upwards. Both hips were flexed at 45 degrees, knees flexed at 90 degrees, and neither the feet nor the back were in contact with the wall. While keeping both heels and the first metatarsal head together, participants were instructed to separate their knees and rotate the weaker limb upward. They were advised not to tilt the limb backwards and to maintain a neutral pelvic position 3,5 sets for 10 repetations twice a week for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Balance exercise with clamshell

Other: Balance exercise

balance exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B will be recieve balance exercises balance was assessed by the Berg's Balance Scale exercise include square stepping exercises The SSE comprised a progression of forward, in reverse, sidelong, and inclining steps. Participants were instructed to walk (step) from one end of the mat to the other according to the step pattern provided. When they reached the end of the mat, they were instructed to return to their starting position by walking normally off the mat and starting the next stepping. Each participant repeated every sequence five times and then started a new pattern. Duration of exercise would be 30 min

Treatment:

Other: Balance exercise