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Multimodal Exercise Programs for Fall Prevention - Psychomotor Versus Psychomotor Combined With Whole-Body Vibration: A Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Psychomotor exercise program and Combined exercise program for Fallers and High Risk of Falling. Completed, enrolled 60 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The aim of present study is to analyze and compare the effect of two exercise programs - psychomotor exercise program vs exercise combined program (psychomotor + whole body vibration) - on risk factors for falls of community-dwelling older adults who are fallers or are "at high risk of falling". This experimental study is a randomized controlled trial. The program will run for 24 weeks (3 sessions / week of 75 minutes), followed by 12 weeks of follow-up without intervention. Participants of the groups will be assessed 1) at baseline, 2) at 12 weeks, 3) at 24 weeks, and 4) after the follow-up. Participants will be randomly allocated to three groups: experimental group 1 (psychomotor program); experimental group 2 (combined program) and control group.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Each session includes: beginning ritual (5 min), warm-up (15 min), main section comprising the multimodal exercises (40 min), cool-down (10 min), and finishing ritual (5 min). At the initial stage, the activation of different muscle groups will be performed, providing an elevation of the neurophysiological parameters. The main section (multimodal exercises) will be focused on the specific objectives through sensorimotor and neurocognitive activities. This section includes periods ranging 10-15 min of exercises mainly focused on motor stimulation- physical performance (cardiovascular, strength, balance, flexibility, agility and movement accuracy)- alternating with exercises mainly focused on cognitive stimulation- executive functions (planning ability, information processing speed, attention and dual-task performance). At the cool-down the participants will normalize their physiological parameters. Finally, at the finishing ritual the participants share their sensations experienced.
The EG2 intervention combines the psychomotor exercise program with a WBV program. The program integrates 3 sessions / week of 75 minutes (including the 6 minutes of WBV) on alternated days. The WBV will integrate 3 sessions / week of 6 minutes each, with programed increased exercise time, series, and frequencies throughout the intervention.