NCT02030743CompletedNot Applicable
A Study of Visual Attention Training to Improve Balance and Mobility
Conditions
Interventions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Balance on force plate platform
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if training visual attention improves balance and mobility, and reduces falls in older adults.
Detailed Description
Visual training in visual attention is compared with activity as usual.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 70 Years to — (Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •healthy older adults
- •Visual acuity 6/12 or better
- •able to speak English
Exclusion Criteria
- •No known dementia or cognitive impairment
- •not dependent on a walker or cane
Arms & Interventions
Visual training
Active Comparator
Training in visual attention
Intervention: Visual training (Other)
Usual activity
Placebo Comparator
Usual activity
Intervention: Visual training (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Balance on force plate platform
Time Frame: after 4 weeks
Standard deviation of the medial lateral (ML) and anterior posterior (AP) center of pressure, ML and AP CoP maximum sway, ML and AP CoP range in each direction (range = maximum excursion - minimum excursion) and the cumulative path length in cms
Secondary Outcomes
- Mini-BESTest (Balance evaluation)(after 4 weeks)
Investigators
Study Sites (2)
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