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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON45859
NL-OMON45859
Completed
Not Applicable

Perturbation-based gait training: Evaluation of a tool to improve balance and gait in older people at risk of falling. - Perturbation-based gait training

Vrije Universiteit0 sites70 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Vrije Universiteit
Enrollment
70
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
May 29, 2020
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \- Age 65 years or older
  • \- Potential fall risk, as assessed by a short questionnaire (G. Peeters (20 12\), VeiligheidNL)

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- MoCa \< 24 points
  • \- Body weight over 135 kg
  • \- Body height over 2\.0 m
  • \- Open skin lesion or bandage in the area of the harness contact
  • \- Lower extremity fractures or torn ligaments in the past 6 months
  • \- Hip or knee joint replacement in the past 6 months
  • \- Not able to walk without a walking aid at self\-preferred speed
  • \- Neurological comorbidities, e.g. Parkinson\*s disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, stroke, polyneuropathy
  • \- Cardiovascular or pulmonary comorbidities, e.g. heart or lung/breathing diseases where physical activity at medium intensity is discommended

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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