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IRCT2014061618111N1 IRCT 2016-05-18 Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences The effect of Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises on quality of life and balance of 60 to 80 year old Comparison the effect of Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises on quality of life and balance of 60 to 80 year old people in the intervention group with control group who are not receiving this exercises 2013-11-16 anticipated 30 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/16516 interventional Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A Balance and Quality Of Life in elderly. Intervention 1: The intervention group conducted Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises for 2 months, 3 days a week for 60 minutes each session. The duration of doing exercises was based on previous studies. Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises are part of vestibular rehabilitation program and involve head, neck and eye movements, postural control exercises in different positions (seated, in two- leg and one-leg positions, walking), use of soft surface to reduce proprioceptive input, and exercises with closed eyes to exclude visual cues. Intervention 2: the control group did not receive any intervention.
public Ali Ghanbary
Abiverdi Street, Chamran Blvd
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 71345_1733 00987136261551_2 ghanbary@sums.ac.ir School of Rehabilitation, Shiraz University of medical sciences Sciences scientific Abolghasem Fallahzadeh
Abiverdi St, Chamran Blvd.
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 71345_1733 +98 713271551 fallahzadehm@sums.ac.ir School of Rehabilitation,Shiraz University of Medical Sciencess Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: No cognitive; visual; uncorrectable hearing problems; not having neuromuscular; orthopedic; neurologic; rheumatologic; psychological; cardiovascular diseases and uncontrolled blood pressure (during the last three years) and non-use of nerves medicines specific for chronic mental illness; anti epileptic drugs or other nerves medicines and tranquilizer with high dosage and obtaining a minimum score of 18 out of 30 in the Mini Mental Status Examination. Exclusion criteria were considered as patients' unwillingness to continue for cooperation; in the incidence of diseases such as stroke; etc during the study. 59 years 79 years Both - - Rehabilitation N/A The intervention group conducted Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises for 2 months, 3 days a week for 60 minutes each session. The duration of doing exercises was based on previous studies. Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises are part of vestibular rehabilitation program and involve head, neck and eye movements, postural control exercises in different positions (seated, in two- leg and one-leg positions, walking), use of soft surface to reduce proprioceptive input, and exercises with closed eyes to exclude visual cues. the control group did not receive any intervention. Balance. Timepoint: Before intervention, 1 month after beginning of intervention, at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale. Quality Of Life. Timepoint: Before intervention, 1 month after beginning of intervention, at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: SF36 Questionnaire. Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Approved 2013-04-10 Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in front of the palestine Street, Zand Street. Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of)