Fine and Gross Motor Function and Relationship With Muscle Tone in Older Adults With and Without Dementia
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
- Enrollment
- 122
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- anteroposterior jerk
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate changes in gait, balance, fine motor function, and muscle tone, and (2) to find out if there is a correlation between muscle tone/presence of paratonia and motor function (gross and fine) in mild and moderate dementia.Three groups of participants were included in the study: healthy elderly (n=60), participants with mild dementia (n=31) and participants with moderate dementia (n=31). Measurements of fine motor function, balance, gait, presence of paratonia and muscle tone measurements were performed.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •age \>= 65 years
- •walk independently for at least 11 meters
- •HC: no cognitive deterioration, MiD: dementia, Global Deterioration Scale\<5, MoD: dementia, Global Deterioration Scale 5 or 6
Exclusion Criteria
- •recent (≤ 6 months) orthopedic surgery
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
anteroposterior jerk
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
balance smoothness and coordination, lower jerk values correspond with better smoothness of balance
walking speed
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
gait speed parameter
step regularity
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
gait parameter representing regularity, autocorrelation (method Moe-Nilssen 2004), value between 0 and 1, with 1 representing perfect regularity
Fine motor function
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
score on the Purdue pegboard test, maximal amount of (pairs of) pegs placed in 30 seconds (max. 25)
presence of paratonia
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
Paratonia Assessment Instrument, resistance against passive movements of the four limbs is evaluated (Hobbelen 2008)
mediolateral jerk
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
balance smoothness and coordination, lower jerk values correspond with better smoothness of balance
MyotonPRO measurement of muscle tone
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
MyotonPRO measurement
Secondary Outcomes
- MyotonPRO measurement of mechanical stiffness(through study completion, an average of 3 years)
- MyotonPRO measurement of elasticity(through study completion, an average of 3 years)