Development and Evaluation of a Perturbation-based Balance-training Program for Older Adults
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 37
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Ability to recover balance by stepping and grasping
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate the potential to train compensatory stepping and grasping reactions for the prevention of falls.
详细描述
Physical activity and exercise have been shown to prevent falling in older adults, although the exact mechanisms by which exercise prevents falls is unclear. Compensatory stepping and grasping reactions are frequently used to prevent a fall to the ground following a loss of balance. Age-related impairment in these reactions may be related to an increased risk of falling. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate means for reversing age-related impairment in compensatory stepping and grasping reactions. A training program involving perturbation-evoked reactions will be evaluated.
Comparison(s): Balance recovery ability before and after a 6-week training program will be assessed. Performance of the training group will be compared to a control group not receiving stepping and grasping training.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 64 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Community dwelling
- •History of falls (at least 1 fall in the past 12 months) or poor balance
- •Functional mobility (no dependence on mobility aids)
排除标准
- •Neurological or musculoskeletal disorder
- •Cognitive disorder (e.g. dementia)
- •Osteoporosis
研究组 & 干预措施
PERT
Perturbation-based balance training.
干预措施: Balance training (exercise) (Behavioral)
CON
Flexibility and relaxation training.
干预措施: Flexibility and relaxation exercise (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Ability to recover balance by stepping and grasping
时间窗: Before and after 6-week intervention
次要结局
- Fall frequency; clinical measures related to balance and fall risk (e.g. FallScreen, Community Balance and Mobility Scale, balance confidence)(One year post-intervention)