Investigation of balance ability and mobility in people with incomplete paraplegia with and without fear of falling.

Recruiting

Conditions: G83.8
Other specified paralytic syndromes

Registration Number: DRKS00031768

Lead Sponsor: BG Klinikum Hamburg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale: AIS grade C/D
(sensorimotor incomplete), lesion level: C1-L5
- Sufficient knowledge of the German language for informed consent
- Walking ability of at least ten meters, if necessary with assistance and aids
- Initial rehabilitation or follow-up rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

- American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale: AIS Grade A/B/E
- Secondary diagnoses that limit the ability to stand and walk with full weight bearing
- Lack of compliance

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
a) Subjectively perceived fear of falling based on personal fall history in the last 12 months (anamnesis) and a questionnaire on fall-associated self-efficacy.<br>b) Objectively measured balance ability using eight balance exercises, as well as mobility and walking ability on a three, respectively ten meter walking distance (with and without aids).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All target values are collected by routine examinations, which are regularly repeated and carried out as standard in the daily clinical rehabilitation routine of the patients of the QZ in order to continuously document the progress of the patients' therapy. For this reason, recurring measurements of the above-mentioned target values in the course of the rehabilitation in the QZ should be regarded as standard.