Perturbation-based gait training: Evaluation of a tool to improve balance and gait in older people at risk of falling.
Completed
- Conditions
- age-related functional decline and fall riskgerontologyold age
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45859
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>daily life gait stability (accelerometer data)</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- Physical activity in daily life (accelerometer data)<br /><br>- clinical balance and gait assessment scores (FSST, SPPB, MiniBESTest)<br /><br>- measurement for balance recovery derived from force plate data from treadmill</p><br>