Effectiveness of Balance Training with a Special Device to Improve Stability in Older Adults
- Conditions
- Geriatric Population
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2025/04/084838
- Lead Sponsor
- Rizwana Begum
- Brief Summary
Participants will be selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, with informed consent obtained in their regional language. They will wear a safety harness to prevent falls during perturbation training. The Balance Perturbator device will use a perturbation intensity of 3 m/s² and an 18 cm displacement, based on existing safety and efficacy research. The intervention will last six weeks, with two sessions per week involving random perturbations in multiple directions. Postural sway will be measured using force plates and pressure sensors in the device.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Geriatric individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee joint will be included.
- Community dwelling older adults with scores more than or equal to 13.5 seconds on Timed up and Go(TUG) test.
Diagnosed with Vertigo Recent fractures Cardiorespiratory Diseases Neurological/Neuromuscular disorders Any Musculoskeletal condition/disease Any cognitive impairment/Psychological disorder Any communication impairment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postural Sway measures like Sway path and Sway velocity of the Centre of Pressure(COP) Week 1 and Week 6
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Timed Up and Go (TUG) test Week 1 and Week 6 Falls Efficacy Scale-International Week 1 and Week 6
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre
🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, IndiaRizwana BegumPrincipal investigator9004807912rb4579@srmist.edu.in