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Register: REBEC
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  RBR-9mtnvr
Date of registration: 13/08/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais
Public title: Influence of gymnastics classes on the development of balance control in elderly
Scientific title: Gymnastics for All in postural balance in noninstitutionalized elderly: a randomized controlled trial.
Date of first enrolment: 18/09/2013
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  http://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-9mtnvr
Study type:  Intervention
Study design:  A prospective, two arms, open label, parallel, randomized controlled trial.

 
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Brazil
Contacts
Name: Bianca Alvim de Andrade   Silveira
Address:  Rua Monsenhor José Augusto, 203 - Bairro São Jose 36205-018 Barbacena Brazil
Telephone: +55 (32) 3693-8612
Email: comunicacao.barbacena@ifsudestemg.edu.br
Affiliation:  Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais
Name: Fabianne Magalhães Girardin Pimentel   Furtado
Address:  Rua Ernane Silva, 130 - Bairro Santa Tereza I 36201-054 Barbacena Brazil
Telephone: +55 (32) 9944-8184
Email: fabianne.furtado@ifsudestemg.edu.br
Affiliation:  Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 60-year and older age for both men and women, noninstitucionalized. 10 m of free walking without any auxiliary device. Low cardiovascular risk. Medical permission for participation in the study

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosed psychiatric disease. Gait and balance dysfuntioc (Parkinson, Multiple Sclerosis, stroke sequel, etc.). Use of meclizine hydrochloride. Severe respiratory insufficiency. Severe coronar arterial disease. Severe renal insufficiency. Severe hepatic insufficiency. Severe osteoporosis. With articular prosthesis and osteosynthesis material. Arterial pressure imbalance. Dyslipidemc patients. Visual deficiency. Uncontrolled diabetes. Labyrinthitis. Minimental score smaller than 24 points. Regular participation in an exercise program in the last 3 months.


Age minimum: 60Y
Age maximum: 85Y
Gender: -
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Aging
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Intervention(s)
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Other
The intervention group, composed for 40 elderly, will participate in 1 hour of gymnastics class, 3 times per week, for 3 months.


The control group, composed for 40 elderly, will participate 1 time per week in 1-hour of lecture (about health topics such as nutrition, physical exercise, fall prevention, etc), for 3 months.
Primary Outcome(s)
Postural balance evaluated by clinical testing (Berg Balance Scale; Timed Up and Go Test; Modified Romberg Tests; Functional Reach Test; Star Excursion Balance Test; and
Tandem walking;) on the beginning and end of the study.

Secondary Outcome(s)
The secondary outcomes are not expected.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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