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NCT Number: NCT07463924

The Gait Training in Different Directions in Elderly Individuals

Walking ability is important because it relates to independence in daily living activities, but this ability gradually decreases with age. Impairments in walking ability cause falls in geriatric individuals. Falls are the most common cause of injury in old age and can even result in death. Daily living activities involve walking in different directions such as walking forward, backward and sideways. In geriatric individuals, walking backward shows more impairment compared to walking forward. No study examining the effect of sideways walking training in geriatric individuals has been found in the literature.

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Key information

Conditions

Elderly

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being 65 years of age or older
  • Volunteering to participate in the study
  • Being able to speak and understand Turkish

Exclusion criteria

  • Having any serious neurological, orthopedic, rheumatological, and cardiopulmonary diseases that could cause balance problems.

Treatment and study plan

Exercise

Other

In this intervention, in addition to the standard physiotherapy and rehabilitation program, an 18-minute forward walking exercise was performed.

Other names: physiotherapy and rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation

Primary outcomes

  1. Balance

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

    Individuals' balance levels were assessed using the 4-Square Step Test. Completion times were recorded in seconds.

  2. Fear of falling

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

    Individuals' levels of fear of falling were assessed using the Modified Fall Efficacy Scale. The 14 items on the Modified Fall Efficacy Scale assess confidence when performing various daily tasks. Items on the scale are scored from 0 (not confident) to 10 (completely confident) to evaluate participants' levels of self-efficacy regarding falls. The total score is the average of the sum of all item scores. Lower scores indicate a high level of fear of falling.

  3. Lower extremity performance

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

    Individuals' lower extremity performance was assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test.

  4. Lower extremity performance

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

    Individuals' lower extremity performance was assessed using the Five Times Sit to Stand Test.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Other

Collaborators

  • Pamukkale University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Gait Training in Different Directions on Balance, Fear of Falling, and Lower Extremity Performance in Elderly Individuals

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 11, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 16, 2026

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