Development of Novel Designed Force Plate for Measuring the Balance Ability for the Elders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Other: Closed eyes double-leg stance

• Registration Number: NCT02615028
• Lead Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

To develop a force plate with a proper computing algorithm that can be used in the average household as well as within community care centers. An affordable price range will also be necessary.

Detailed Description

Many studies using force plates to examine the elders' balance ability for fall prevention. However, few studies compare the reliability differences among age in postural sway measurements even though many studies find significantly greater postural sway in the elder population than compared to the younger cohort. Investigation of this age difference is important for choosing variables to represent their postural sway improvement in order to determine the intervention outcome.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2015-11
• Study First Submitted: 2015-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-25
• Last Update Posted: 2015-11-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Young adults between 20 and 25 yrs
• Seniors between 67 to 75 yrs.

Exclusion Criteria

• Lower limb neuromuscular diseases
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Any negative response

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Closed eyes double-leg stance	Closed eyes double-leg stance	Body relaxed with both arms naturally placed beside thighs, eyes closed for 40 seconds.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Center of Pressure (COP)	40 seconds.	Balance means the coordination module of transferring the center of pressure (COP).