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NCT Number: NCT02073318

Effects of Balance Training in Older Adults With Dementia

Purpose -To investigate whether older adults with dementia who have balance and gait problems can improve their balance and gait function after an individualized 4-week tasks-oriented balance training with sensory manipulation.

Hypothesis

-There is significant difference of Timed Up and Go Test, Berg Balance Scale, walking speed, 30-s chair-stand test, Chair sit-and-reach test and Barthel Index between dementia patients who received tasks-oriented balance training and those didn't receive after 4-weeks training and one month follow-up.

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Key information

Conditions

Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

The Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia St. Joseph Home for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia

Taipei, 886-108-67, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient provides oral consent, and written consent obtains from next of kin
  • Older than 65 years
  • Diagnosis of dementia, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) or The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10)
  • Can follow order to complete the screening test(Timed Up and Go test)
  • Has balance and gait problems
  • Can standing independently with/without assistive device or can standing with minimal assistance

Exclusion criteria

  • Newly developed cardiopulmonary disease and other exercise contraindications
  • Other neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disease that might affect the outcome(ex. Recent stroke, fracture or orthopedic surgery)

Treatment and study plan

Task-oriented balance training

Other

4 weeks individualized task-oriented balance training, twice a week and 1 hour each session

Upper extremities exercise

Other

4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position, twice a week and 1 hour each session

weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Timed Up and Go test

    Time frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up

    Change from Baseline of Timed Up and Go test

  2. Berg Balance Scale

    Time frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up

    Change from Baseline of Berg Balance Scale

  3. walking speed

    Time frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up

    Change from Baseline of walking speed

Secondary outcomes

  1. 30-s chair-stand test

    Time frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up

    Change from Baseline of 30-s chair-stand test

  2. chair sit-and-reach test

    Time frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up

    Change from Baseline of chair sit-and-reach test

  3. Saint Louis University mental status examination

    Time frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up

    Change from Baseline of Saint Louis University mental status examination

  4. Barthel index

    Time frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up

    Change from Baseline of Barthel index

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Task-oriented Balance Training in Institutionalized Older Adults With Dementia

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Feb 27, 2014
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2014

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