Status:
COMPLETED
Study of the Relationship Between the Strength of Ankle Movement Muscles and Postural Parameters in Elderly Fallers: Towards New Strategies for Screening and Management
Lead Sponsor:
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Conditions:
Persons Who Have Experienced a Sudden Uncontrolled Fall in the Absence of Outside Factors in the 6 Months Preceding the Consultation
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-90 years
Brief Summary
The quality of life of elderly citizens is to a great extent related to the maintenance of independence. The risk of falling and the loss of autonomy are two frequent problems associated with ageing. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Control group:
- Subjects who have provided written informed consent
- Subjects with national health insurance cover
- Subjects aged between 60 and 90 years old
- Able to understand simple instructions and exercise instructions and to provide informed consent
- with no diseases that could compromise postural abilities and ankle muscle strength.
- Subjects who have not experience a sudden uncontrolled fall in the absence of outside factors in the 6 months preceding inclusion.
- Patients group
- Subjects who have provided written informed consent
- Subjects with national health insurance cover
- Subjects aged between 60 and 90 years old
- Able to understand simple instructions and exercise instructions and to provide informed consent
- Subjects who have experienced at least one sudden uncontrolled fall in the absence of outside factors in the 6 months preceding inclusion.
Exclusion
- Acute balance disorders (central vestibular syndrome, infection or toxic cause)
- Chronic vestibular disease with proven clinical repercussions
- Any severe neuro-orthopedic disease impairing balance as well as physiological impairments due to ageing Any chronic neurological disorder (stroke, Parkinson syndrome…)
- Any psychiatric disorder able to compromise participation
- Non-corrected vision disorder
- Cancer or any progressive disease
- Treatment with psychotropic agents able to impair vigilance and posture
- Patients under guardianship
- Patients with an ADL score \<3 (total of 6 points), reflecting a clinically obvious high risk of falling
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03343769
Start Date
March 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
November 17 2017
Active Locations (1)
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France, 21000