Relationship of de Ankle ROM With Balance and Falls in Older Adults

Completed

• Conditions: Aging Problems
• Interventions: Other: Overall status

• Registration Number: NCT03898999
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

The ankle is an important joint to maintain a good balance within the population of the older adult. As people get older, problems appear in this joint. Many of these problems affect the correct joint range of the ankle. There is evidence to suggest that a lower range of motion in the ankle can negatively affect balance and, consequently, increase the risk of falls in the elderly. It would be interesting to assess if this relationship is true. The aim of the study will be to study if the state of the joint range of the ankle is related in some way to balance and falls in the elderly.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-30
• Study Start: 2019-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-01
• Study Completion: 2019-09-01
• Status Verified: 2019-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 87

Inclusion Criteria

• Be 60 years old or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Do not sign the informed consent
• Lower limb injury in the previous three months
• Presenting severe pathology that affects balance or mobility

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Older adult	Overall status	Individuals belonging to the population group of the elderly (60 years or more)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lunge Test (°)	Baseline	Measure of weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion with an inclinometer.
Active Ankle Range of Movement	Baseline	Measure of the active range of movement of the ankle with a telescopic goniometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
One Leg Balance	Baseline	Measure balance ability to maintain in monopodal stance, towards registering time.
Ankle plantar flexion strength	Baseline	The plantar flexion strength is measured by means of a dynamometer, is related with the risk of falls.
Pressure Platform - Open Eyes	Baseline	Measure static balance. Quantitative assess of area and speed of swing, with open eyes.
Pressure Platform - Closed Eyes	Baseline	Measure static balance. Quantitative assess of area and speed of swing, with closed eyes.
Timed "Up and Go" Test	Baseline	Measures the functional mobility and dynamic balance, through a circuit where the subject will have to get up, walk and sit down.
Functional Reach	Baseline	Measure the limits of stability, calculating the distance that can move the center of gravity forward without falling.
Register of falls	Baseline	The number of falls that the subject has suffered in the last year is collected.
Falls Efficacy Scale-International	Baseline	Is a scale that, through 16 items, describes the concern that a subject has to suffer a fall.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad de Valencia; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain