Teaching the Getting Up From the Floor Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents

Semmelweis University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mobility Difficulty; ELDERLY PEOPLE; Exercise

Treatments: Other: floor rise training using backward chaining method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06908317

SE RKEB: 24/2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of teaching the getting up from the floor using the Backward Chaining Method on functional mobility, muscle strength, fear of falling, and life-space mobility among among long-term care facility residents.

Methods: Randomized controlled trial of a teaching the getting up from the floor using the Backward Chaining Method for older people living in long-term care facility. The assessment of primary and secondary outcomes takes place in all subjects upon entry to the study (pre-test) by blinded assessors and after the 20-session intervention (post-test). After baseline assessments is completed, participants will be randomly allocated to intervention or control groups using stratified randomization based on the use of walking aids and baseline values of FES-I.

The BCM sessions will be provided in a community room situated in the nursing home and will be led by a physiotherapist with extensive experience in geriatric physiotherapy with assistance of 2 physiotherapist student.

Only stable chairs provided for supporting and safety, wedge pillows, and training mats are required during practicing.

Expected results Improvement in functional mobility of the IG Improvement in lower and upper limb muscle strength Improvement in fall efficacy Improvement in life-space mobility

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • aged 65 years or older,

  • living in the nursing home for at least 2 months,
  • being able to walk at least 6 meters with or without walking aids

Exclusion criteria

• • being physically unable to be taught how to get up from the floor.

  • lower limb endoprosthesis implanted within 6 months
  • severe pain (VAS> 7/10)
  • cognitively unable to co-operate (based on psychiatrist's judgement)
  • planned moving away from the nursing home during the study period.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Practicing in getting up from the floor is taught with backward chaning method, three times per week for 7 weeks plus usual care provided at the nursing home.

Treatment:

Other: floor rise training using backward chaining method

usual care group

No Intervention group

Description:

Practicing in only usual care