Association Between Fear of Falling and Spinal Stiffness.

Completed

• Conditions: Joint(S) Degeneration; Fear of Injury; Old Age; Atrophy

• Registration Number: NCT05134038
• Lead Sponsor: Hopital of Melun

Brief Summary

1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned by fear of falling)

2. / evaluation of lumbar articular mobility by the schober index, coxofemoral by hip goniometry in flexion and extension (no evaluation of other amplitudes because lack of abduction / abduction / external and internal rotation of the hip remain functional in walking and the balance)

Detailed Description

1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned by fear of falling)

2. / evaluation of lumbar articular mobility by the schober index, coxofemoral by hip goniometry in flexion and extension (no evaluation of other amplitudes because lack of abduction / abduction / external and internal rotation of the hip remain functional in walking and the balance)

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-10-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2021-11-24
• Study Start: 2021-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-01
• Study Completion: 2023-01-01
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• over 75 years old,
• Ability to understand and answer a questionnaire in French
• Ability to stand up
• Patient from the Melun hospital (santé pole center + nursing home of the GHSIF)
• Affiliated with a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria

• mental disorders,
• lumbar surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Association FES-I (continuous scale without unit) and Schober index (centimeter)	15 minutes	Highlight a significant positive association between Shober index and FES-I score
Association FES and goniometry	15 minutes	Highlight a significant positive association between hips' goniometry (angle degree) and FES-I score (continuous scale without unit)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GH Sud Ile-de-France, CH Melun-Sénart; 🇫🇷 Melun, France