NCT03446352

Multimodal Exercise Programs for Fall Prevention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Completed NA Last updated 16 December 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Psychomotor exercise program in Fallers in 60 participants. Completed in 28 February 2019.

Timeline

1 January 2018

Primary endpoint
30 October 2018

28 February 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Évora
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	60
Start date	1 January 2018
Primary completion	30 October 2018
Estimated completion	28 February 2019
Sites	1 location across Portugal

Drugs / interventions tested

• Psychomotor exercise program
• Combined exercise program

Conditions studied

• Fallers — all drugs for Fallers →
• High Risk of Falling — all drugs for High Risk of Falling →

Sponsor

University of Évora

Who can join

65 and older, any sex, with Fallers or High Risk of Falling. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The aim of present study is to analyze and compare the effect of two exercise programs - psychomotor exercise program vs exercise combined program (psychomotor + whole body vibration) - on risk factors for falls of community-dwelling older adults who are fallers or are "at high risk of falling".

This experimental study is a randomized controlled trial. The program will run for 24 weeks (3 sessions / week of 75 minutes), followed by 12 weeks of follow-up without intervention. Participants of the groups will be assessed 1) at baseline, 2) at 12 weeks, 3) at 24 weeks, and 4) after the follow-up. Participants will be randomly allocated to three groups: experimental group 1 (psychomotor program); experimental group 2 (combined program) and control group.

Publications & conference data

7 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effects of two 24-week multimodal exercise programs on reaction time, mobility, and dual-task performance in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling: a randomized controlled trial.
   Rosado H, Bravo J, Raimundo A, Carvalho J, et al · · 2021 · cited 23× · PMID 34758759 · DOI 10.1186/s12889-021-10448-x
2. Can two multimodal psychomotor exercise programs improve attention, affordance perception, and balance in community dwellings at risk of falling? A randomized controlled trial.
   Rosado H, Bravo J, Raimundo A, Carvalho J, et al · · 2022 · cited 3× · PMID 35818044 · DOI 10.1186/s12889-022-13725-5
3. Benefits of Two 24-Week Interactive Cognitive-Motor Programs on Body Composition, Lower-Body Strength, and Processing Speed in Community Dwellings at Risk of Falling: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Rosado H, Pereira C, Bravo J, Carvalho J, et al · · 2022 · cited 2× · PMID 35742365 · DOI 10.3390/ijerph19127117
4. Optimizing Cognitive and Physical Gains in Older Adults: Benefits of a Psychomotor Intervention Program Based on Functional Level.
   Rosado H, Bravo J, Raimundo A, Carvalho J, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41010975 · DOI 10.3390/medicina61091584
5. 2nd Annual Summit of the Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC)
   · 2022
6. Can a Whole-Body Vibration Program Potentialize the Benefits of a Psychomotor Intervention Program in Community-Dwelling Older Adults At Risk of Falling? A Randomized Controlled Trial
   Rosado H, Pereira C, Bravo J, Carvalho J, et al · · 2021 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1096726/v1
7. Proceedings of the 4th IPLeiria’s International Health Congress : Leiria, Portugal. 11-12 May 2018
   · 2018