The Effect of Feldenkrais Lessons on Walking and Balance | NCT00222287

Studies
The Effect of Feldenkrais Lessons on Walking and Balance

NCT00222287

Sponsor

University of Melbourne

Status

Unknown status

Last Update Posted

Sep 22, 2006Estimated

Enrollment

Phase

Phase 1

Conditions

Accidental Falls
Exercise

Interventions

Feldenkrais Movement class

Countries

Australia

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Sep 2006

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Unknown status

Last Known Status

Active, not recruiting

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Sep 2004

Primary Completion Date

Not provided

Completion Date

Dec 2005

First Submitted Date

Sep 13, 2005

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Sep 13, 2005

First Posted Date

Sep 22, 2005Estimated

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Sep 21, 2006

Last Update Posted Date

Sep 22, 2006Estimated

Description Module

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a series of Feldenkrais movement lessons on mobility and balance, particularly for older adults. The investigators hypothesise that mobility and balance will improve following the classes.

Detailed Description

The Feldenkrais Method is an educational process which involves exploration of novel movement sequences that lead to expansion of the movement repertoire. This Method has been used with the aim of improving balance and mobility in several studies, and has been compared to the benefits of Tai Chi for improving balance in older adults. The current study investigates the effects of a 10 week series of Feldenkrais movement classes on gait parameters as measured on an instrumented gait mat, a balance test of stepping and turning (the Four Square Step Test) and a questionnaire about balance confidence (the Activites Specific Balance Confidence scale.

Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Phase 1

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Feldenkrais Movement class	Behavioral

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Balance Confidence (as measured by ABC scale)
Tempo-spatial parameters of gait
Time to complete Four Square Step Test

Secondary Outcomes

Not provided

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

community dwelling older adults (aged over 65)
able to independently ambulate indoors and outdoors

Exclusion Criteria:

currently undergoing physiotherapy treatment
unable to comprehend written english
unable to give informed consent
walking with a walking frame indoors

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

65 Years

Maximum Age

90 Years

Standard Ages

Older Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Mary Galea, PhD, B App Sc (PT)	University of Melbourne	Study Director

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
University of Melbourne		Melbourne	Victoria	3010	Australia