Status:
COMPLETED
The Sensorimotor Locus of Balance Control in Elderly Gait
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Ambulation Difficulty
Gait, Unsteady
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aging population is at an exceptionally high risk of debilitating falls, contributing significantly to reduced independence and quality of life. It remains extremely challenging to screen for fall...
Detailed Description
Specific Aim 1. Investigate sensory, motor, and cognitive-motor mechanisms governing susceptibility to optical flow perturbations. Aging increases the reliance on vision for balance control. However, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be able to walk without an assistive aid (i.e., walker, cane)
- Have the full capacity to provide informed consent
- OLDER NON-FALLERS
- Age 65+ years
- No history of falls\* in the prior 12 months
- OLDER ADULTS WITH A HISTORY OF FALLS
- Age 65+ years
- History of one or more falls\* in the prior 12 months
- For the purposes of this study, falls counted towards the self-reported total will be defined as per the Kellogg International Work Group - a fall is "unintentionally coming to the ground or some lower level and other than as a consequence of sustaining a violent blow, loss of consciousness, sudden onset of paralysis as in stroke or an epileptic seizure"
Exclusion
- Current lower extremity injury or fracture
- Taking medication that causes dizziness
- Have a leg prosthesis
- Prisoners
- Individuals clearly lacking the capacity to provide informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 30 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 25 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03341728
Start Date
October 30 2017
End Date
July 25 2018
Last Update
July 5 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Applied Biomechanics Laboratory
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514