Daily activity levels in elderly with and without a history of falling
- Conditions
- mobiliteit bij ouderenfallsmobility
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32357
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients:
65 years or older
Non-institutionalized
fall incident in previous 6 months;Healty controls:
65 years or older
Non-institutionalized
No fall incident in previous 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
Patients:
Patients who do not speak Dutch
MMSE <= 24;Controls:
Patients who do not speak Dutch
Subjects who experienced a fall in the previous six months.
MMSE <= 24
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Short duration measurement at the outpatient clinic: Primary: acceleration at<br /><br>different positions (ankle, wrist, waist and neck).<br /><br>Long duration measurement at home: Primary: the time spent per day performing<br /><br>activities. Secondary: the intensity of these activities. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Short duration measurement at the outpatient clinic: none<br /><br>Long duration measurement at home: Secondary: the intensity of these<br /><br>activities. </p><br>