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NCT Number: NCT03161236

Assessing Balance Changes Following an Exercise Program Among Middle-Aged Adults

This graduate student research study has two purposes; the first purpose is to examine the criterion validity of the Y Balance Test (YBT) with the Limits of Stability Test (LOS) in healthy middle-aged adults. The second purpose is to examine balance changes using the YBT following a home-based exercise program.

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Key information

Conditions

Balance Changes

Age range

45 year–64 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California, 92350, United States

About this study

  • "Subjects will be healthy female or male middle-aged adults who are able to walk and move independently.
  • "Subjects will be between 45 and 64 years of age." 6. "In total, subject participation will last approximately eight weeks. Visit 1 (baseline): 90 minutes, visit 2 (week 4): 30 minutes, and visit 3 (week 8): 60 minutes.
  • "Subjects will be recruited by distributing flyers in the Loma Linda Community, sending emails to school staff, students, and faculty, and word of mouth.
  • "Consent will take place at Loma Linda University, Nichol Hall rooms A620 -A640 by investigators." 9. If Multi-center: N/A 10. If Single center or investigator-initiated: "70 subjects will participate in the study."

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults.

  • Age range: 45-64 years.
  • Able to walk and move independently

Exclusion criteria

• Dizziness, visual or neurological disorders that prevent the ability to complete the testing protocol.

  • Lower limb injury in the last 3 months.
  • Lower limb surgery in the last 6 months.
  • Current involvement in a rehabilitation program.

Treatment and study plan

Home exercise program

Other

Subjects in the exercise group will be instructed to follow the intervention protocol for eight weeks. The intervention consists of five exercises: standing on one foot, walking heel to toe, heel walking, side kicks, and wall squats. Each exercise will be repeated three times per week for eight weeks.

non exercise program

Other

continue usual lifestyle

Primary outcomes

  1. Y Balance Test

    Time frame: change from baseline to 4 weeks

    The test assesses performance during single-leg balance with a reaching task in the anterior (ANT), posteromedial (PM), and posterolateral (PL) directions to determine lower extremity movement asymmetry and balance deficits. ANT, PM, and PL are a composite measurement.

  2. Y Balance Test

    Time frame: change from 4 weeks to 8 weeks

    The test assesses performance during single-leg balance with a reaching task in the anterior (ANT), posteromedial (PM), and posterolateral (PL) directions to determine lower extremity movement asymmetry and balance deficits. ANT, PM, and PL are a composite measurement.

Secondary outcomes

  1. limits of stability

    Time frame: change from baseline to 4 weeks

    Limits of Stability measure five parameters: reaction time (RT), movement velocity (MVL), endpoint excursion (EPE), maximum excursion (MXE), and directional control (DC). RT, MVL, EPE, MXE, and DC are composite measures.

  2. limits of stability

    Time frame: change from 4 weeks to 8 weeks

    Limits of Stability measure five parameters: reaction time (RT), movement velocity (MVL), endpoint excursion (EPE), maximum excursion (MXE), and directional control (DC). RT, MVL, EPE, MXE, and DC are composite measures.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Loma Linda University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 19, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 10, 2019

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