Motor imagery training to improve balance in older adults

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study investigates the effects of motor imagery training combined with action observation on balance performance in geriatric individuals. It compares the effectiveness of this combined approach to virtual reality-based balance training alone over a six-week period. The study aims to assess improvements in both static and dynamic balance, as well as balance confidence among participants. A total of 46 individuals aged 60 and over will be enrolled, and the study will be conducted in a randomized controlled, single-blind manner.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. To be between 60-80 years old
2. Having the ability to speak, read, understand and write Turkish
3. To have the cognitive skills to understand and apply the trainings to be applied in the study (with ≥ 24 points from the Mini Mental State Test)
4. Being able to do activities of daily living independently
5. Being able to walk independently (without using a walking aid and at least 10 meters)
6. Having a body mass index of \<35 kg/m2 (not being severely obese or morbidly obese)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Having visual, hearing and sensory impairment
2. To have had a trauma, lesion or surgery that may affect balance and musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months
3. Having a history of 2 ≥ falls in the last 6 months
4. Having any chronic lower extremity pain
5. Having an acute or chronic illness that may cause problems with balance and falling
6. Being diagnosed with sensory, vestibular and cerebellar ataxia
7. Being on any medication that may cause problems with balance, focus, attention and falling.
8. Exercising regularly, which may affect performance results
9. To stop participating in the study for any reason

Where it's running

• Mugla Sitki Kocman University
  Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Şeyda Ercan Yüceer — Mugla Sitki Kocman Univercity
• Study coordinator: Şeyda Ercan Yüceer
• Email: seydaercan22@gmail.com
• Phone: +905070202276

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.