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NCT Number: NCT02920151

Effects of Balance Exercises Circuit in Patients With Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

This study evaluates the effect of balance circuit in patients with more than one year of postoperative total hip or knee arthroplasty. Patients were randomized between intervention group (IG) (balance exercise circuit ) and control group (CG) (usual routine). The evaluations were conducted by blind examiners.

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Key information

Conditions

Hip Replacement Knee Replacement Postural Balance

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Balance Exercise Circuit (BEC) program, includes exercise that specifically challenge sensory inputs from mechanoreceptors as well as from the visual and vestibular systems. It is composed of 13 stations, involving static and dynamic balance exercises, including tandem walking, forward-backward stepping, wide-stance gait, functional reach, heel lift, toe press, balance on unstable surfaces, and standing on one leg. The BEC lasts 50 min, two times per week for a total of 12 weeks. Progression of exercises occurred every 3 weeks and was closely supervised to ensure safety. Each BEC session comprised of warm-up and stretching (10 min), exercise circuit (30 min), and cool-down (10 min).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • more than one year of postoperative total hip or knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

  • total hip AND knee arthroplasty
  • other surgeries of the lower limbs and spine
  • autoimmune disease
  • contraindication for physical exercise

Treatment and study plan

balance exercises circuit

Other

Thirteen workstations were organized in a circuit format on involved multidirectional gait in different bases of support, unstable surfaces, functional reach, exercise with balls, and single-leg stance

Other names: exercises

Primary outcomes

  1. Berg Balance Scale

    Time frame: three months

    evaluates functional balance

Secondary outcomes

  1. QuickScreen scale

    Time frame: three months

    fall risk assessement

  2. Falls Efficacy Scale

    Time frame: three months

    self-efficacy or confidence in performing activities without falling

Other outcomes

  1. static balance

    Time frame: three months

    static balance assessed by force plate

  2. Timed Up and Go

    Time frame: three months

    functional performance and functional balance

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas Sobre Atividade Física Para Idosos

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Balance Exercises Circuit in Patients With Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty (BECA): A Randomized Clinical Trial

Acronym: BECA

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 30, 2016
Registry last updated
Sep 30, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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