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IRCT201201121722N4 IRCT 2012-06-10 postgraduate Studied and Research Program, Tehran University of Medical Sciences The assessment of mental practice on balance and sustained attention in eldery men (60-80yrs) The assessment of mental practice on balance and sustained attention in eldery men (60-80yrs) 2011-09-23 anticipated 44 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/1215 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A Condition 1: falling. Condition 2: falling. Condition 3: falling. Condition 4: falling. Condition 5: falling. Condition 6: falling. Condition 7: Senility. Intervention 1: Performing the mental practice exe. as form of TUG test in the intervention group. The elderly will be asked to follow all the stages of TUG (as mental practice) as follows: sitting on a chair, then standing from the chair and go a 3-meters distance for reaching to a determined point. Then without any pause, the person should return to the chair. Afterward, it will be asked the person to do the task as much as faster with more skill. Intervention 2: During the intervention phase,the control group did not do certain exercises and just like the intervention group at the end of intervention phase Tests to assess balance and continuous performance test will be taken.
public Mehdi Karami
Rehabilitation faculty,pich e shemiran,enghlab street
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1148965141 +98 21 7753 6134 mehdiot@gmail.com Rehabilitation faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences scientific Dr. Mohammad Reza Hadian
Rehabilitation faculty, pich e shemiran, enghlab street
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 7753 6134 hadianrs@sina.tums.ac.ir; hadian_ras@yahoo.com Tehran University of Medical Sciences,TUMS Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: Ages 60-80 years old; ability to read and write; Interest to participate in the research; The mean of rank as a result of two questionnaires of VVIQ and VMIQ for the assessment of capability of mental imaging less than 3/5 (Cook-Shumway, 2001); Berg's balance test screen less than 45, meaning there is a risk of falling for the elderly (fear of falling) Perell, 2001; Teresa, 2002; Susan, 2008 and Scott, 2007);The elderly has, at least, fallen once during the past 6 months; The elderly must have complete sight and hearing or one correctable with aids. Those with incorrectable insufficiencies wili not be included; No specific neurological or orthopedic disease, this must be confirmmed by a nursing home doctor, as well as any other malignancy, fracture and orthopedic side effects that might have negative effect on patient’s balance. It’s worth saying that ,here, by “ disease” , it dose not mean age- related side effects. 9) The elderly must obtain cognitive 's score of 22 or more in MMSE Test(Sayyedian, 2007); No adminstration of anti-psychotic, anti-convulsion drugs; Patients must not use walker, etc. Exclusion Criteria: Any condition that interefer The participation of elderlies in the study; No interest of elderly for continiuing the research 60 years 80 years Male w18 w19 w17 w10 w01 R29.6 R54 Other fall on same level Unspecified fall Other fall from one level to another Fall on and from stairs and steps Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling Tendency to fall, not elsewhere classified Senility Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Performing the mental practice exe. as form of TUG test in the intervention group. The elderly will be asked to follow all the stages of TUG (as mental practice) as follows: sitting on a chair, then standing from the chair and go a 3-meters distance for reaching to a determined point. Then without any pause, the person should return to the chair. Afterward, it will be asked the person to do the task as much as faster with more skill. During the intervention phase,the control group did not do certain exercises and just like the intervention group at the end of intervention phase Tests to assess balance and continuous performance test will be taken. Balance. Timepoint: before the beginning the intervention (initial assessment), immediately after the end of the intervention (post-treatment assessment) , Two weeks after the end of intervention (Short-term follow-up) and 3 months after the end of intervention (long-term follow-up). Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale،Timed Get Up&GO، Six-Minute Walk Test. Sustained attention. Timepoint: before the beginning the intervention (initial assessment), 2 Weeks after the beginning of Intervention, immediately after the end of the intervention (post-treatment assessment) , Two weeks after the end of intervention (Short-term follow-up) and 3 months after the end of intervention (long-term follow-up). Method of measurement: Persian form of CPT(continuous performance test) software. postgraduate Studied and Research Program, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2012-04-23 Ethical committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) The Sixth Floor-Main Building of Tehran University of Medical Sciences-Ghods Str-Keshavarz Boulevard Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)