Status:
UNKNOWN
BETA Study: Improving Balance Function in Elderly by Progressive and Specific Training and Physical Activity
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Swedish Research Council
Conditions:
Elderly
Parkinsons Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Balance control, physical activity and health related quality of life will be assessed before and after a 10 to 12 weeks training program as well as 6 and 12 months thereafter in 200 elderly (\>60) wi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Osteoporosis: To be included the candidate must: be \>65 years with osteoporosis objectively verified by Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in the hip and lumbar back,be an independent ambulator, have experienced at least one fall in the last 12 months and have an adequate medical treatment for their osteoporosis.
- Parkinson's disease: All PD subjects will have a clinical diagnosis of -idiopathic‖ PD (Hoehn \&Yahr scores 2-3), \> 60 years of age and no other existing neuromuscular disorders, including severely flexed posture. In addition, the subjects will have no history suggesting -atypical‖ PD symptoms.
- Exclusion criteria's for all subjects are:
- moderate-severe dementia (Mini-Mental score \<24)
- respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal or neurological (except PD) disorders that may interfere with participation in the exercise program
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01417598
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2020
Last Update
October 19 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden, 14183