Status:
UNKNOWN
Automatic Detection of Falls and Near Falls
Lead Sponsor:
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Conditions:
Falls
Missteps
Eligibility:
FEMALE
50-80 years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to develop an algorithm to automatically detect falls and near falls, in the elderly and in Parkinson's Disease patients. Subjects will arrive at the investigators' gait labor...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to develop a detailed algorithm which will automatically detect falls and near falls, in the elderly as a general population prone to falls. The algorithm will be used as well...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy Older Adults
- Parkinson's Disease Patients
- Idiopathic Fallers
Exclusion
- Walking Aid
- Other Neurological Diseases than PD
- Significant Disturbance in Vision/Hearing
- History of CVA
- Significant Orthopedic Problem
- Dementia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00948844
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
July 29 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Labrotory for Gait and Neurodynamics, Movement Disorders Unit, TASMC
Tel Aviv, IL, Israel, 64239