Identification and prediction of fall risk in mentally retarded elderly people

• Conditions: mental disability; Mental retardation; 10009841

• Registration Number: NL-OMON30542
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 124

Inclusion Criteria

- age > 50 years
- intellectual deficit since young age
- ability to understand simple task instructions
- the ability to give informed consent, if necessary via the participant's caregiver

Exclusion Criteria

- Epilepsy
- the inability to walk unasssisted
- severe communicative or behavioral problems that complicate participation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome measure is the fall incidence. The following potential risk<br /><br>factors for falls will be determined:<br /><br>- Balance and gait skills and lower extremity muscle strength<br /><br>- Sensory quality (vision, proprioception, hearing)<br /><br>- cognitive functioning (intelligence, reaction time, memory)<br /><br>- behavioral functioning (communication, ADL skills, social skills)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Complex balance and gait skills. After a perturbation, balance and gait<br /><br>correcting responses will be assessed by means of instrumented measurements.</p><br>