Age related adaptations in postural control after balance perturbations by simulating a ‘near fall’

Recruiting

Conditions: Postural Control, Balance, Fall Prevention, ElderlyHoudingscontrole, balans, valpreventie, ouderen

Registration Number: NL-OMON23172

Lead Sponsor: niversity Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG)University of Groningen (RUG)

Brief Summary: /A

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 135

Inclusion Criteria

Adults aged between 20 and 90, who are able to walk 200 m without aids (to a nearby shop), understand verbal instructions and have the visual ability to perceive the information presented on a large screen.

Exclusion Criteria

Young or elderly subjects who are not able to walk without aids, with orthopaedic or neurological disorders which prevent them for standing and reaching, have visual or hearing deficiencies that prevent them from perceiving or hearing presented information or/and have cognitive impairments that prevent them from understanding the instructions.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Age-related differences in postural control:<br /><br>- Response types: in-place response or stepping response; single step, multiple steps and ‘fall’ <br /><br>- Balance recovery in terms of bodily displacement: step length, step width, presence of an APA (anticipatory postural adjustment), COM displacement, COP displacement and accelerations.<br /> <br>- Balance recovery in terms of reaction times: onset latency (time to initial response), time to foot-off, time to foot-contact

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical Balance test: The Narrow Ridge Balance Test (NRBT) to assess balance performance in elderly. <br /><br>The adapted Dutch version of the Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire (IPEQ) for older people to measure average weekly physical activity over the past 3 months of the elderly.