Assessment of a New System to Detect, Quantify and Treat Near Falls in Older Adults

• Conditions: Idiopathic Fallers
• Interventions: Device: new system to detect Near Falls

• Registration Number: NCT01668979
• Lead Sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Brief Summary

The study is aimed to assess a new system for the automatic detection, quantification and treatment of Near Fall (NF) episodes in healthy older adults with a history of falls. The system is comprized of a treadmill and a virtual reality simulation which provides a motor-cognitive challenge to provoke NF. The challenges provided by the system are individualized and using machine learning algorithms will enable the identification and detection of NF under different conditions and allow for the most suitable treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-16
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-20
• Study Start: 2012-09
• Primary Completion: 2013-09
• Study Completion: 2013-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy older adults with a history of falls or complaints of gait instability
2. Able to walk independently for at least 10 minutes

Exclusion Criteria

1. Systemic chronic or acute pathologies:

   1. Ischemic heart disease
   2. Orthopedic or Rheumatic diseases
   3. Severe vision problems
   4. Neurological disease: PD, AD, CVA

2. Patients who underwent brain surgery in the last 6 months prior to the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
new system to detect Near Falls	new system to detect Near Falls	the new system comprises of a treadmill and a virtual reality simulation that will be used to induce Near Falls in healthy older adults with a history of falls.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
usability of the system to detect Near Falls	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Near Fall severity	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Israel