Correlation Hip Muscle Strength With Static Balance Parameters In Elderly Patients

Launched by UNIVERSITAS PADJADJARAN · Jun 11, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how the strength of hip muscles relates to balance in older adults living in nursing homes. Researchers want to see if stronger hip muscles on either side of the body help with standing still and maintaining balance, using special measurements that track how much a person sways or shifts their weight while standing. Understanding this connection could help improve rehabilitation and fall prevention in elderly people.

To take part, individuals need to be 60 years or older, able to walk and stand without help, and have good confidence in their balance (measured by simple tests). Participants should also be able to read, see clearly from a short distance, and understand instructions. People with very high blood pressure, certain heart or blood sugar problems, or recent balance training are not eligible. If you join, you will be observed while standing still to measure your balance and hip muscle strength—there are no treatments or exercises involved in this study. This research is not yet recruiting participants.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 60 years and above
• • Able to walk indoors and outdoors without assistive devices
• • Able to maintain a standing posture for 5 minutes without assistive devices
• • Falls Efficacy Scale score below 20
• • Time Up and Go test less than 13.5 seconds
• • Able to read and write Latin letters
• • Able to see images and writing on a television screen from a distance of 20 inches at 3 meters
• • Able to understand exercise instructions (Mini Mental State Exam score ≥24/30 Indonesian version
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Has a condition of high blood pressure (systolic \>180 mmHg, heart rate at rest \>120 bpm, blood glucose (GDS) \>250 mg/dl), has symptoms of typical angina chest pain, shortness of breath, and severe headache
• • Participants have undergone routine balance training within the last 6 months