NCT06267833: Otago Exercise

The Effect of Trunk and Upper Extremity Exercises Added to the Otago Exercise Program

Not yet recruiting NA Last updated 20 February 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing exercise in Geriatrics in 36 participants. Not yet recruiting.

Timeline

1 September 2024

Primary endpoint
1 January 2026

1 June 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Phase	NA
Status	Not yet recruiting
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	36
Start date	1 September 2024
Primary completion	1 January 2026
Estimated completion	1 June 2026

Drugs / interventions tested

• exercise

Conditions studied

• Geriatrics — all drugs for Geriatrics →
• Balance — all drugs for Balance →
• Exercise — all drugs for Exercise →
• Fall Prevention — all drugs for Fall Prevention →

Sponsor

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Who can join

65 and older, any sex, with Geriatrics or Balance. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study is designed to investigate the effect of adding trunk and upper extremity exercises in traditional and mobile game formats to the Otago exercise program on balance performance, fall risk, and fear in older adults. A randomized controlled, cross-sectional, single-blind (evaluator) study will be conducted with 36 older adults aged 65 and older enrolled at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (MSKÜ) Elderly Studies Application and Research Center. Participants will be divided into three randomized groups: control group (12 individuals receiving the Otago exercise program), study group 1 (12 individuals receiving additional trunk and upper extremity exercises with traditional methods added to the Otago exercise program), and study group 2 (12 individuals receiving additional trunk and upper extremity exercises with mobile game method added to the Otago exercise program). Participant demographics informations will be recorded in Form 1. Participants' cognitive functions , levels of independence in activities of daily living, fall risk , and fear of falling will be evaluated. Balance performance will be assessed using the Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), portable computerized kinetic balance measurement (SportKAT 650-TS), "5 Times Sit-to-Stand" and "Four-Stage Balance Test" from the Otago Exercise Program. Participants' body sway will be assessed simultaneously with the second part of the Mini-BESTest using a mobile application. All assessments will be conducted by a researcher blinded to the exercises, both before and after the exercises, in a one-on-one face-to-face setting. In the exercise protocol, a personalized, home-based, 30-minute Otago exercise program consisting of strength, balance, and walking exercises performed three times a week will be implemented for 8 weeks with home visits and telerehabilitation sessions (via Videoconferencing) under the supervision of the responsible researcher. In addition to the Otago exercise program, trunk and upper extremity exercises (totaling 45 minutes) will be implemented in study group 1 using traditional methods and in study group 2 using the mobile game method. Telerehabilitation sessions will be conducted via an Android-based tablet if the study is supported by Tübitak 1002 A Rapid Support Module. Individual smartphones of participants will be used if the study is not supported. All questionnaires, scales, and tests used in the initial assessments will be repeated at the end of the 8-week exercise protocol for all participants.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.