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New balance test aims to prevent falls in frail seniors

NCT ID NCT06438718

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a Spanish version of the Frail'BESTest, a balance assessment tool, in 83 frail elderly people over 60 with mild cognitive impairment living in care homes. The goal was to see if the tool is valid and reliable for identifying balance issues that could lead to falls. The results could help caregivers design better fall-prevention strategies.

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a reliable tool to identify balance problems in frail elderly, helping reduce fall risk and improve care.
What could go wrong
This is a validation study, not a treatment trial. The tool may not work equally well in all populations or settings.

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Study facts

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Participants

83 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2024

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

* Group A: Community Living, Non-Frail individuals Cognition preserved (n=30). * Group B: Institutionalized Frail with mild cognitive impairment n=240 (divided in two groups, n= 30 and n=210). * Group C: Institutionalized Frail without cognitive impairment (n=40). * Group B: will be obtained from the users of the residences for the elderly of the Fundación Rey Ardid in Zaragoza: Residencia Rosales and Residencia Juslibol. The recruitment will screen by the physiotherapist working in both residences by a verbal invitation. . * Group C: will be obtained from the users of Casa Amparo (Zaragoza) and the residences of the Federico Ozanam Foundation: Perpetuo Socorro (Garrapinillos), CAI-Ozanam Oliver, San Antonio de Padua, Ibercaja Ozanam La Magdalena, Ozanam Santa Isabel and María Auxiliadora (María de Huerva), Hermanitas de los pobres desamparados and the Mazaruba residence in Zaragoza. The authorised health personnel from each of the centres will screen participants and invite them.

Ages

60 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants should be able to maintain 10seconds stand feet apart without assistance The Validity of FRAILBESTest in mild cognitive impairment institutionalized patients will be made of subgroup categories: Frail/Non-frail; Cognition preserved/Mild cognitive impairment patients and Institutionalized patients/community living individuals. * Frailty will be determine by Fried phenotype Those scoring 3 or more out of 5 will be classify as frail and those scoring 2 or less as non-frail individuals. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) cognition status could be preserved or altered (Score \>24-30). * Community living individuals will be non-frail and cognition should preserved they will be assign to Group A. * Frail institutionalized individual's (scoring from 24 to 26 at MMSE) will be assign to Group B Frail institutionalized individual's (scoring = or \> to 27 at MMSE) will be assign to Group C Non frail Institutionalized individuals with cognition preserved (scoring = or \> to 27 at MMSE) will be assign to group D. Exclusion Criteria: * Orthopedic unstable conditions * Moderate or severe cognitive status Score \<24 at MMSE * Inability to understand indications or communicate with testers. * Sustaining severe cardiac, vascular or respiratory diseases or conditions that contraindicate physical activity * Presenting a condition for which, in the opinion of the researchers, the evaluation may pose a risk to their health * Not having autonomy to decide about their voluntary participation in the study

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Conditions

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Cognitive Dysfunction

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Frail elderly syndrome Mild cognitive impairment

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

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