Effects of Balance Training in Older Adults With Dementia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02073318 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 27, 2014
Last Update Posted : February 27, 2014
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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.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Dementia | Other: Task-oriented balance training Other: Upper extremities exercise | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 19 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Effects of Task-oriented Balance Training in Institutionalized Older Adults With Dementia |
Study Start Date : | December 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2011 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Balance training |
Other: Task-oriented balance training
4 weeks individualized task-oriented balance training, twice a week and 1 hour each session |
Active Comparator: Control
Control group received 4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position
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Other: Upper extremities exercise
4 weeks upper extremities exercise in sitting position, twice a week and 1 hour each session weeks |
- Timed Up and Go test [ Time Frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up ]Change from Baseline of Timed Up and Go test
- Berg Balance Scale [ Time Frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up ]Change from Baseline of Berg Balance Scale
- walking speed [ Time Frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up ]Change from Baseline of walking speed
- 30-s chair-stand test [ Time Frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up ]Change from Baseline of 30-s chair-stand test
- chair sit-and-reach test [ Time Frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up ]Change from Baseline of chair sit-and-reach test
- 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
- Barthel index [ Time Frame: baseline, post-treatment, 1-month follow up ]Change from Baseline of Barthel index

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02073318
Taiwan | |
The Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia St. Joseph Home for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia | |
Taipei, Taiwan, 886-108-67 |
Study Chair: | Ming-Hsia Hu, Ph.D. | School of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University |
Responsible Party: | National Taiwan University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02073318 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
201011010RB |
First Posted: | February 27, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 27, 2014 |
Last Verified: | February 2014 |
Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |