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Clinical Trials/DRKS00024890
DRKS00024890
Completed
N/A

Cardiorespiratory fitness - influencing factor for fall risk and gait safety in the elderly? - CareFall

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Fakultät VI Medizin und GesundheitswissenschaftenDepartment für Versorgungsforschung0 sites105 target enrollmentJanuary 28, 2022

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Falls and gait insecurities
Sponsor
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Fakultät VI Medizin und GesundheitswissenschaftenDepartment für Versorgungsforschung
Enrollment
105
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 28, 2022
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Fakultät VI Medizin und GesundheitswissenschaftenDepartment für Versorgungsforschung

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Persons, with (n\=50\) or without a fall (n\=50\) within the past 12 months; persons \=65 years.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Orthopedic limitations (e.g., recently operated arthroplasty, arthritis) whose stage of disease precludes performance testing in the moderate exercise range on the ergometer or acutely impairs gait; Neurological (stroke) whose stage of disease precludes performance testing in the moderate exercise range on the ergometer or acutely impairs gait; Cardiovascular (e.g., untreated hypertension \>80/110 mmHg, decompensated heart failure, coronary heart failure, ß\-blocker use required) diseases whose stage of disease precludes performance testing in the moderate exercise range on the ergometer or acutely impairs gait. Cardiovascular diseases (e.g. untreated hypertension \>180/110 mmHg, decompensated heart failure, coronary heart disease) whose stage of disease precludes a performance test in the moderate exercise range on the ergometer or acutely impairs gait; Metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension) whose stage of disease precludes a performance test in the moderate exercise range on the ergometer or acutely impairs gait. Metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus) whose stage of disease precludes performance testing in the moderate exercise range on the ergometer or acutely impairs gait; Restrictions (e.g., eczema, COPD). eczema, COPD) whose stage of disease precludes performance testing in the moderate exercise range on the ergometer or acutely impairs gait; subject is unable to walk for 30 min without a walking aid; body weight \>135 kg; severe visual impairment that precludes performance testing in the moderate exercise range on the treadmill or acutely impairs gait; inability to give informed consent for study participation.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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