Study of the Effect of a Cognitive Task on Static Balance in Depressive Elderly Subjects According to the Double Task Principle
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- the difference in distance traveled by moving the center of pressure between the simple task and the dual task
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study could contribute to understanding the aggravation of balance disorders and the increased risk of falling in depressive people. It could, among other things, shed light on the impact of treatments with antidepressants on balance in treated depressive patients. Finally, it could contribute to improving the sensory-motor management of patients with a depressive syndrome.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 75 Years to — (Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •In the 2 groups:
- •General and cognitive status allowing the patient, according to the evaluation of the investigators, to take part in the study.
- •Patients who provide written informed consent
- •Patients covered by the national health insurance agency
- •In the "depression " group:
- •Age ≥ 75 years,
- •Subjects with a depressive syndrome, according to Geriatric Depression Scale criteria.
- •Patients without treatment with antidepressants
- •In the "control" group:
- •Age ≥ 75 years,
- •Absence of a depressive syndrome
Exclusion Criteria
- •In the 2 groups:
- •Presence of a disabling orthopedic disease,
- •Presence of any chronic neurological disease (cerebrovascular accident, Parkinson's syndrome …),
- •Presence of a psychiatric disease apart from depression in the " depression " group
- •Presence of a vestibular disease with clinical manifestations,
- •Presence of a non-corrected visual disorder,
- •Existence of a progressive organ disease,
- •Psychotropic treatment able to impair vigilance and posture,
- •Notion of one or several falls in the preceding 6 months,
- •Oppositional personality or low motivation,
- •Emotional or intellectual disorder.
- •Patients under guardianship
- •Patients who have taken part in a therapeutic trial in the previous 30 days
Arms & Interventions
depressive patients
Intervention: standing with both feet (Behavioral)
depressive patients
Intervention: descent of the platform (Behavioral)
depressive patients
Intervention: standing on the platform, feet together and always with simultaneous performance of a task of mental count (Behavioral)
nondepressed controls
Intervention: descent of the platform (Behavioral)
nondepressed controls
Intervention: standing on the platform, feet together and always with simultaneous performance of a task of mental count (Behavioral)
nondepressed controls
Intervention: standing with both feet (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
the difference in distance traveled by moving the center of pressure between the simple task and the dual task
Time Frame: up to 2 months
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported