Effects of Lower Extremity Functional Exercise Program and Neuromuscular Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Older Adults

Biruni University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Treatments: Other: EXERCISE TRAINING; Other: NMES

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07076797

BiruniUniversityIst

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effects of lower extremity functional exercise program and neuromuscular electrical nerve stimulation on muscle thickness, muscle strength, gait and fall risk in the elderly.

Full description

Study Design: It will be a randomized, controlled study. The participants to be included in the study will be divided into two groups using the random randomization method. In this method; participants will be included in the study.

Enrollment: 42 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 84 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Relatively healthy older women aged 65-84 years
• Individuals without neurological, orthopedic, systemic (cardiovascular) problems that would prevent them from performing the test
• To have a score of 6 and above on the Hodkinson Abbreviated Mental Test
• At least 90 points on the Barthel activities of daily living test
• Ability to walk independently (with or without walking aids)
• Living in a nursing home or in their own home

Exclusion criteria

• Having a defined neurological (including vertigo), orthopedic, orthopedic, psychiatric, systemic (cardiovascular, cachectic due to malnutrition) disease that prevents walking and mobility
• Being in the statin drug group
• Diagnosis of sarcopenia
• Having communication problems
• Visual impairment (severe) or hearing impairment (severe)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1-NMES

Experimental group

Description:

experimental group will receive neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Treatment:

Other: NMES

Group 2-EXERCISE

Active Comparator group

Description:

acticve comparator group will receive exercise training

Treatment:

Other: EXERCISE TRAINING