THE EFFECT OF PROPRIOCEPTIVE EXERCISE TRAINING ON CERVICAL PROPRIOCEPTION, KINESIOPHOBIA, AND PAIN CATASTROPHIZING LEVELS IN SARCOPENIC GERIATRIC INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES

Atılım University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sarcopenia in Elderly

Treatments

Other: Proprioceptive exercise training

Other: Classic exercises

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07253714

Beyza-ftr-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigated the effects of cervical proprioceptive exercise training on cervical proprioception, kinesiophobia and pain catastrophising in sarcopenic nursing home residents.

In this randomized controlled study, 63 nursing home residents were screened for sarcopenia based on the EWGSOP2 criteria, which include assessments of handgrip strength (Jamar dynamometer), physical performance (4-meter walking test), and muscle mass evaluated by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. Thirty-one residents diagnosed with sarcopenia were randomly assigned to either a control group (n = 17), which completed 12 supervised sessions of conventional exercises (postural, cervical range of motion, and isometric exercises) over six weeks, or an experimental group (n = 14), which received an additional 12 sessions of cervical proprioceptive exercises. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention. Cervical joint position sense, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, were assessed using the Joint Position Error Test; the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia; the Pain Catastrophizing Scale.

Enrollment

31 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria;

Being 65 years of age or older,
Being diagnosed with sarcopenia,
Having at least 91 points or more according to the Barthel daily living activities index (being mildly dependent or completely independent),
Having 24 points or more according to the mini mental assessment, which is considered mentally healthy.

Exclusion criteria;

Having a disability (such as limb, vision, hearing loss),
Having a serious neurological, orthopedic or rheumatological disorder that may affect proprioception,
Having uncontrolled hypertension/diabetes,
Having pain in the spine and/or extremities,
Having a psychiatric disease diagnosis.