Power Centering for Seniors (PCS)
Healthy Aging, Mobility Limitation, Walking, Difficulty
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Healthy Aging focused on measuring Elderly, Walking speed, Gait, Falls, Quality of life, Independent living, Gait analysis, Physical functional performance, Montral Cognitive Assessment, Multimodal exercise, Exercise movement techniques, Muscle strength, Postural balance, Tai chi, Qi gong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 70 years or older
- Community-dwellers (i.e. not living in a skilled care or other institution)
- Able to walk at least 5 meters with or without a walking aid but without the assistance of another person
- Normal (habitual, self-paced) walking speed 80-100 cm/s
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment score 18 or more points
- lnformed Consent as documented by signature
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically significant neurologic or musculoskeletal diseases which severely affect walking, e.g. advanced Parkinson's disease or hemiplegia
- Other clinically significant non-stable medical or psychiatric conditions (e.g., renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, advanced chronic pulmonary disease, psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, etc.) that, according to the study investigators, could endanger the participant and/or negatively affect study adherence
- Terminal illness
- Fracture (exception: teeth) in the previous 3 months
- Blindness
- lnability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant
- Previous participation in the Power Centering for Seniors program
- Current participation in another (non-observational) clinical study
Sites / Locations
- University Department of Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Immediate PCS Intervention
Delayed PCS Intervention
After the pre-intervention clinical assessments, immediate (within one week) begin with the PCS exercise program (75-minute group class, twice weekly for 12 weeks; home practice of exercises recommended but not required). Post-intervention clinical assessments within one week after the last intervention class, followed by a 12-week follow-up period (continuation of exercise program at home recommended but not required). Final clinical assessments within one week after the 12-week follow-up period.
During the 12 weeks that the Immediate Intervention (II) group participates in the PCS intervention, the Delayed Intervention (DI) group waits (there is no control intervention) and serves as a control arm comparison for the II group during this time. After the 12 weeks, the DI group will undergo a second pre-intervention assessment to document any change in baseline measures that may have occurred in those 12 weeks. No significant changes are expected. The DI group then begins the same exercise intervention (75-minute group class, twice weekly for 12 weeks; home practice of exercises recommended but not required) that the II group underwent, given by the same instructors. Post-intervention clinical assessments, 12-week follow-up period, and final clinical assessments after the follow-up period as described for the II group. After the trial, pooled data from both groups will provide results on the overall changes in outcome measures post- versus pre-intervention.