What this means
This trial plans to test whether balance skills learned in water carry over to a balance test on land. It has not started recruiting, so it does not yet show whether water exercise works better.
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- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over · 44 older adults aged 60 or above, planned
- Where
- Not listed
The science
- Registered title
- Aquatic Exercise and Reactive Balance
- Trial ID
- NCT05107817 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging, Aged, Accidental Falls, Postural Balance, Exercise, Exercise Therapy
- What is tested
- Exercise intervention
- Sponsor
- Eadric Bressel
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Nov 4, 2021 · updated Apr 8, 2025
Registry summary
The present clinical trial aims to identify if skills acquired during aquatic exercise are more effectively transferred to a reactive balance task than land exercise. This study is designed as a double-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial. Forty-four older adults aged 60 years or above who meet the eligibility criteria will be recruited and randomized into an aquatic exercise group or land exercise group. Each group will participate in the same balance training exercise during a single session that includes a ball throwing and catching task. A modified lean-and-release test will be implemented on land immediately before, after, and one week after the training session. The outcomes will include reaction time, rapid response accuracy, and mini-BESTest scores obtained from stepping and grasping reactions.