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The study aims at investigating the effects of an early sleep window after Action Observation Therapy (AOT) on balance in elderly. Forty-five healthy-like elderly will be enrolled and randomized into 3 groups (AOT-sleep, AOT-control and Control) performing a 3-week AOT. AOT-sleep and AOT-control will be asked to watch video-clips showing motor contents before sleeping or at least 12 hours before sleeping, respectively, whereas Control will be asked to watch landascape video-clips before sleeping. Participants will be assessed before and after training and at 1 month follow-up for balance outcomes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| AOT-sleep | Experimental | They will be asked to watch video-clips representing motor contents before sleeping. |
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| AOT-control | Active Comparator | They will be asked to watch video-clips representing motor contents at least 12 hours before sleeping. |
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| Control | Sham Comparator | They will be asked to watch video-clips representing landscapes before sleeping. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Action Observation Therapy | Behavioral | Action Observation Therapy implies the observation of video-clips representing motor tasks alone or followed by imagination and/or imitation of observed tasks. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating changes in terms of static balance | At baseline, 3 weeks and 1 month after the training end |
| Changes in 10-Meter Walking Test | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating changes in terms of gait speed | At baseline, 3 weeks of training and 1 month after the training end |
| Changes in Timed Up and Go Test | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating changes in terms of mobility | At baseline, 3 weeks of training and 1 month after the training end |
| Changes in Four Step Square Test | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating changes in terms of dynamic balance | At baseline, 3 weeks of training and 1 month after the training end |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in center of pressure parameters | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating changes in terms of postural stability | At baseline, 3 weeks of training and 1 month after the training end |
| Changes in Fall Efficacy Scale |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000073496 | Frailty |
| ID | Term |
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| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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The outcome measure is aimed at investigating changes in terms of fear of falling
| At baseline, 3 weeks of training and 1 month after the training end |
| Pittsburg Quality Sleep Index | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating the sleep quality in the training period. The scale ranges from 0 (better outcome) to 21 points (worse outcome) | 3 weeks |
| Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating the imagination ability of participants. The scale range from 0 (worse score) to 50 (better score). | At baseline |
| Morningness Eveningness Scale | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating the chronotype of participants. The score ranges from 16 to 86 points. A score lower than 41 points indicates "evening types.", scores of 59 and above indicate "morning types", while scores between 42-58 indicate "intermediate types." | At baseline |
| Euro Quality of Life - 5 dimensions | The outcome measure is aimed at investigating the quality of life of participants. The scale ranges from 0 (worse outcome) to 1 (better outcome). | At baseline |