Visually Induced Postural Sway in Elderly Fallers

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Falls in the elderly; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000215820
• Lead Sponsor: Daw Park Foundation

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be included if they are:
- 65 years and over
- Experience dizziness
- Able to stand unsupported for 1 minute
- Able to understand instruction and give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they are
- aged under 65
- are unable to stand unsupported for 1 minute
- Inability to understand instruction and give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dizziness<br>- Self reported and Dizzy Handicap Inventory <br><br>Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) (Jacobson and Newman 1990) was completed by those subjects with self reported dizziness. The DHI is a reliable and valid measure of self perceived handicap resulting from dizziness and has been shown to correlate with balance dysfunction (Jacobson and Newman 1990; Jacobson, Newman et al. 1991). Is consist of Total, Functional, Physical and Emotional catagories.[Baseline assessment only];Roll Vection test of Visual Field Dependence (VFD) which has been shown to discriminate between fallers and non-fallers (Lord and Webster 1990).[Baseline assessment only];The Situational Characteristics Questionnaire consist of 2 parts, SitQ_I & SitQ_II. The SitQ_II measures space and motion discomfort in the non-psychiatric setting and therefore was our measure of interest (Jacob, Redfern et al. 2009). We classified Abnormal-SMD with SITQ_II scores above 2 (Whitney, Jacob et al. 2005)[Baseline assessment only]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale (GAD)(Goldberg, Bridges et al. 1987)[Baseline assessment only];The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) 16 part questionnaire (Kempen, Yardley et al. 2008).[Baseline assessment only]