Does ageing influence cycling behaviour and stability?
- Conditions
- elderly, cycling, stability, ageing, physical degeneration, mental degeneration
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20718
- Lead Sponsor
- Roessingh Research and Development;University of Twente
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 55
Inclusion Criteria
1. Maximum age of 40 years for the 'Young' and min 65 years for both Élderly' groups;
2. No self-induced cycling falls occured for the 'Young' and 'Elderly' group; and 1 or more self-induced cycling falls occured during the last year for the 'Elderly-at risk' group;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Serious visual or auditive impairments;
2. History of bicycle fall (s) resulting in serious injuries.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Lateral sway of the cyclist with respect to the bicycle;<br /><br>2. Lateral acceleration;<br /><br>3. Lateral sway and steer angle of the bicycle.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Reaction time;<br /><br>2. Short term memory;<br /><br>3. Balance ability;<br /><br>4. Knee proprioception;<br /><br>5. Hand grip strength;<br /><br>6. Cycling velocity.