Effects of Early Sleep After Action Observation Therapy on Balance in Elderly

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Balance; Distorted; Old Age; Debility

Treatments: Behavioral: Action Observation Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05393700

CLF22/01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims at investigating the effects of an early sleep window after Action Observation Therapy (AOT) on balance in elderly. Forty-five healthy-like elderly will be enrolled and randomized into 3 groups (AOT-sleep, AOT-control and Control) performing a 3-week AOT. AOT-sleep and AOT-control will be asked to watch video-clips showing motor contents before sleeping or at least 12 hours before sleeping, respectively, whereas Control will be asked to watch landascape video-clips before sleeping. Participants will be assessed before and after training and at 1 month follow-up for balance outcomes.

Enrollment: 45 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ability to walk for at least 100 meters with no assistance or aids

Exclusion criteria

• Musculoskeletal disorders able to affect balance
• Traumas and/or injuries and/or surgery at the level of the lower limbs, spine in the previous year
• Sleep disorders
• Drugs able to affect sleep
• Dementia or cognitive decline (MCI)
• Psychiatric or neurological disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

AOT-sleep

Experimental group

Description:

They will be asked to watch video-clips representing motor contents before sleeping.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Action Observation Therapy

AOT-control

Active Comparator group

Description:

They will be asked to watch video-clips representing motor contents at least 12 hours before sleeping.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Action Observation Therapy

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

They will be asked to watch video-clips representing landscapes before sleeping.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Action Observation Therapy