Balance Training for Elders With Heart Failure
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Official title
Balance Activities and Strengthening to Improve Condition [BASIC]: Training for Elders With Heart Failure
Brief summary
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Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in older (≥ 65 y/) community dwelling heart failure (HF) patients. Fall risks are even greater for those with HF due to decreased exercise capacity, loss of skeletal muscle \& medication side effects. Though resistance training (RT) is effective for improving skeletal muscle, it has only a modest effect on improving balance, which is comprised of peripheral sensory input central integration, \& motor output. A multi-component intervention focusing on balance retraining \& strengthening the muscles supporting static/dynamic balance \& functional mobility is necessary. This pilot study will evaluate the effect of a multi-component balance \& RT intervention on physical function, balance, \& falls in older (≥ 65 y/) community dwelling heart failure (HF) patients. The study will also explore perceptions related to outcomes \& the intervention through focus groups, generate data on adherence and generate data on feasibility of conducting the BASIC Training intervention. The results of this study will be used to develop a targeted intervention to induce changes in elderly HF patients to prevent future falls; thus reducing costs, physical \& emotional burdens related to falls; \& effect a major difference in the quality of life. The study will be once per week supervised group sessions \& twice a week home sessions, and include 30 Second Sit-to-Stand, Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance, Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale, Timed Up \& Go, Dynamic Gait Index.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02566785
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 33 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 31, 2016
- Primary completion
- Dec 15, 2016
- Completion
- Dec 15, 2016
- Last update posted
- Sep 24, 2023
2016
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing | Lincoln | Nebraska | 68588-0220 | — |
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