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Aquatic Exercise and Reactive Balance

No phase Interventional Aging Aged Accidental Falls Postural Balance

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Exercise intervention.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Aging, Aged, Accidental Falls, Postural Balance. Basic parameters: from 65 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
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Next step
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Official title

Catching and Throwing Exercises to Improve Reactive Balance: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol for the Comparison of Aquatic and Dry-land Training Environments

Overview

The present clinical trial aims to identify if skills acquired during aquatic exercise are more effectively transferred to a reactive balance task than land exercise. This study is designed as a double-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial. Forty-four older adults aged 60 years or above who meet the eligibility criteria will be recruited and randomized into an aquatic exercise group or land exercise group. Each group will participate in the same balance training exercise during a single session that includes a ball throwing and catching task. A modified lean-and-release test will be implemented on land immediately before, after, and one week after the training session. The outcomes will include reaction time, rapid response accuracy, and mini-BESTest scores obtained from stepping and grasping reactions.

Detailed description

During the modified lean-and-release test, there are two possible settings: 1) the leg block is placed in front of both legs, and a safety handle is uncovered; or 2) the leg block is removed, and the safety handle is covered. The leg block and handle cover will be controlled via computer-triggered, servo motors. The testing session will be comprised of three blocks: 1) REACH (grasping a safety handle using their right hand while maintaining both feet fixed), 2) STEP (stepping forward using any leg), and 3) RANDOM (random variations of STEP and REACH).

Interventions

  • Other Exercise intervention
    A ball catching and throwing exercise.

Primary outcome measures

  • Reaction time measures (REACH) [Time frame: Immediately before the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Reaction time measures (STEP1) [Time frame: Immediately before the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Reaction time measures (STEP2) [Time frame: Immediately before the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Rapid response accuracy [Time frame: Immediately before the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test [Time frame: Immediately before the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Reaction time measures (REACH) [Time frame: Immediately after the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Reaction time measures (STEP1) [Time frame: Immediately after the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Reaction time measures (STEP2) [Time frame: Immediately after the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Rapid response accuracy [Time frame: Immediately after the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]
  • Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test [Time frame: Immediately after the intervention. Duration of each assessment will be 15 minutes.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Ability to stand using a double-leg stance for one minute of time
  • Ability to walk independently
  • Normal or corrected to normal vision
  • Normal or corrected to normal hearing based on a qualitative assessment

Exclusion criteria

  • Any neurological or musculoskeletal disorders that may inhibit the participation in the training and testing protocols
  • A concussion within the past one year before the participation
  • Any cognitive deficiencies (e.g., memory, concentration, or attention disorder)
  • One or more 'yes' answered on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
  • Fear of water

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double blind
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Publications

  • Bolton DAE, Mansour M. A Modified Lean and Release Technique to Emphasize Response Inhibition and Action Selection in Reactive Balance. J Vis Exp. 2020 Mar 19;(157):10.3791/60688. doi: 10.3791/60688. PMID 32250359

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05107817 · 12227

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗