Reactive Balance Training Targeting Both Slip- and Trip-Induced Falls
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall
- Registration Number
- NCT04308239
- Brief Summary
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of reactive balance training (RBT) targeting slipping and tripping on laboratory-induced slips and trips. In an effort to build upon prior work, the present study included: 1) a control group receiving an alternative balance training intervention; 2) separate training and assessment sessions; 3) alternative RBT methods that may be more amenable to work outside the lab compared to prior methods, and 4) older adult participants receiving individualized training to reduce drop-out. The investigators hypothesized that slips after RBT would result in improved reactive balance kinematics, and a lower incidence of falls, compared to either initial slips before any intervention or after a control intervention. The investigators also hypothesized that trips after RBT would result in improved reactive balance kinematics, and a lower incidence of falls, compared to either initial trips before any intervention or after a control intervention. Results were intended to contribute to knowledge regarding the efficacy of alternative methods for RBT, and provide additional evidence regarding its efficacy.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
- pass a medical history and screening administered by a physician that excluded participants with osteoporosis of the lumbar spine or proximal femur as assessed by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (Lunar iDXA, GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL), or any unstable or progressive medical conditions that could contribute to imbalance or falls
- smoked
- were in physical therapy
- had a self-reported fragility fracture within the last 10 years
- had an acute lower extremity injury within the last 3 months
- had lower extremity surgery within the last six months
- had an ankle arthroplasty
- had a knee or hip arthroplasty within the last 12 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Trunk Angle at Touchdown After Tripping during week 4, after the intervention that spanned weeks 2 and 3 anterior-posterior trunk angle relative to vertical at instant of touchdown of initial recovery step over tripping obstacle
Peak Slip Speed during week 4, after the intervention that spanned weeks 2 and 3 highest instantaneous speed of slipping foot during actual slip
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fall Incidence After a Laboratory-induced Slip during week 4, after the intervention that spanned weeks 2 and 3 the outcome of each slip was categorized as either a: fall, recovery, or harness-assisted
Recovery Step Length After Tripping during week 4, after the intervention that spanned weeks 2 and 3 anterior-posterior step distance of first step over tripping obstacle
Slip Distance during week 4, after the intervention that spanned weeks 2 and 3 distance moved by slipping foot during actual slip
Fall Incidence After a Laboratory-induced Trip during week 4, after the intervention that spanned weeks 2 and 3 the outcome of each trip was categorized as a: fall, recovery, or harness-assisted
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Virginia Tech - Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
🇺🇸Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Virginia Tech - Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering🇺🇸Blacksburg, Virginia, United States