Cognitive Impairment and Balance in Elderly

Completed

• Conditions: Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Interventions: Other: Descriptive study

• Registration Number: NCT02051270
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Brief Summary

One important issue in older adults with cognitive problems is the higher risk of fall due to decreased motor function and balance. The objective of this study is to evaluate the repercussions of mild cognitive impairment in balance in elderly.

Detailed Description

Mild cognitive impairment is described as a transitional stage between normal ageing and dementia, and reflects the clinical situation where a person has memory complaints and objective evidence of cognitive impairment but no evidence of dementia. Mild cognitive is important in older people and it is also important to evaluate its repercussion in balance.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-29
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-31
• Primary Completion: 2015-04
• Study Completion: 2015-05
• Status Verified: 2016-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 2016-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

• Nursing home residents.

Exclusion Criteria

• Surgery on lower limbs.
• Traumatic damage on lower limbs.
• Severe cognitive impairment in order not to complete the assessment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Elders	Descriptive study	Older people living in nursing homes will undergo a descriptive study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dynamic balance	baseline	Dynamic balance is going to be measured using the Mini-Best test. This is a 14-item test that focuses on dynamic balance, specifically anticipatory transitions, postural responses, sensory orientation, and dynamic gait

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attention	baseline	Attention is going to be measured with the Stroop test.
Cognitive flexibility	baseline	The cognitive flexibility of patients is measured using the Trial Making Test. This test explores visual-conceptual and visual-motor tracking, and it is a frequently used neuropsychological test.
Cognitive impairment	baseline	The cognitive impairment will be measured using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Mini-Mental State Examination. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a test designed as a rapid screening instrument for mild cognitive dysfunction. It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. The Mini Mental State Examination is a 10-minute bedside measure of impaired thinking in undeveloped, uneducated, diseased, or very old populations.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of health Sciences. University of Granada; 🇪🇸 Granada, Spain