Perturbation-based gait training
- Conditions
- balance, aging, gait stability, reactive response
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON21354
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
1. Effects of a 4-week perturbation-based treadmill training in terms of improvements in dynamic gait stability in daily life compared to conventional treadmill training. <br> 2. Effects of a 4-week perturbation-based treadmill training on the amount of physical activity in daily life compared with conventional treadmill training. <br> 3. Effects of a 4-week perturbation-based treadmill training on performance on clinical balance tests compared with conventional treadmill training. <br> 4. Validity of the quantified recovery performance (QRP) as a measure of gait stability.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
older adults aged 65 years and older at risk of falling
Exclusion Criteria
-MoCa < 24 points
-Body weight over 135 kg
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome is dynamic gait stability in daily life, based on inertial sensor data.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are the amount of physical activity in daily life, clinical balance and gait assessment scores and treadmill parameters (force plate data).