'Nordic Walking' on Geriatric Individuals

Istanbul Rumeli University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Geriatrics

Geriatric Rehabilitation

Treatments

Other: nordic walking

Other: General walking

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07158931

IstanbulRumeliU

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate the effects of Nordic Walking training on muscle strength and endurance, balance, fear of falling, aerobic capacity, fatigue, quality of life and activity level in geriatric individuals.

32 sedentary individuals between the ages of 65-80 participated in the study. Nordic Walking (NW) and Traditional Walking (GY) groups were created by systematic randomization method. In line with the intended research parameters, participants were given 30 sec sit-to-stand (30secCST), 30 sec biceps curl (30 sec ACT), timed up and go (TUG) 6 min walk (6MWT), Tinetti Fall Effectiveness (Tinetti FES), Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TSK), World Health Organization Quality of Life Elderly Module (WHOQOL-Old) were administered. Evaluations were repeated before and after the study. The study was conducted under the supervision of a physiotherapist, 3 days a week for 12 weeks in both groups.

Enrollment

28 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65 to 80 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

being between 65 and 80 years of age,
having a score of 24 or above on the Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE),
and voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

a history of cerebrovascular accident,
acute retinal hemorrhage or previous ophthalmic surgery,
active infection, malignancy,
multiple organ failure, terminal illness, or a history of lower or upper extremity fracture within the last three months.
had any musculoskeletal condition that would prevent them from engaging in exercise,
a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or dementia,
a diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV),
had engaged in regular exercise training (≥150 minutes per week) within the past six months.