Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Perturbation Training on Balance Control in Elderly Persons
Lead Sponsor:
Barzilai Medical Center
Conditions:
Accidental Falls
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The proposed project is a prospective experimental Randomized Control Trial study design. Independent old adults (age 70 years old and older) who do not suffer from balance problems willing to partici...
Detailed Description
A total of 48 old adults will be enrolled, evaluated and trained. They will be randomly assigned to two groups: one exercise group (perturbation training) and one group without perturbation. No gender...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be 70 years or older, male or female
- Be an independent ambulator (not cane or walker) and provide medical waiver from MD.
Exclusion
- Severe focal muscle weakness or paralysis, after Total Hip or knee arthroplasty
- Moderate-severe dementia (Mini-Mental Score \< 24).
- Serious visual impairment
- Severe peripheral or compression/entrapment neuropathies.
- Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension, respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or neurological disorders that may interfere with participation in the exercise program.
- Cancer, metastatic or under active treatment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01439451
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2015
Last Update
August 6 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beersheba, Israel, 84105
2
Beit Yona
Beersheba, Israel