Slip and trip training for falls prevention in older adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Reactive stepping performance to avoid falls; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000564358
• Lead Sponsor: euroscience Research Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-04-21
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Older adults living independently in the community or retirement village.
Exercising for 90 minutes per week (e.g. fitness class, walking specifically for exercise, strength training, Tai Chi, etc) for the past 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Osteoporosis, neurological impairment and a history of fractures in the last 3 years, or joint replacement in the past 12 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fall incidence after slip- and trip-perturbations in the laboratory. All participants will be asked to walk at 90% of their normal gait speed. The gait speed will be constrained using the black and white vinyl stepping tiles (adjusted to 95% of normal step length) and metronome (adjusted to 95% of normal cadence). Non-friction 70cm slip and 14cm trip at random locations will be used.[Immediately after the intervention];Margin of stability after slip- and trip-perturbations. An 8-camera Vicon motion analysis system will be used to record kinematic data during slip and trip trials. The margin of stability in anterior-posterior direction will be calculated as the distance between an extrapolated centre of mass to a closest base of support limit. [Immediately after the intervention]