Status:

COMPLETED

Variability and Specificity in Reactive Stabilization Movements to Diverse Slip Perturbations

Lead Sponsor:

University of Nebraska

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Conditions:

Slip Perturbations

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-79 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Recent research on slips has shown that use of perturbation training to improve specific motor skills to resist slips can vastly reduce falls. However, these interventions have only addressed slips oc...

Detailed Description

Recent research on slips has shown that use of perturbation training to improve specific motor skills to resist slips can vastly reduce falls. However, these interventions have only addressed slips oc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 19-35 years for younger adults group, or age 65-79 years for older adults group.

Exclusion

  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Peripheral arterial disease
  • Vertigo
  • Meniere's disease
  • Chronic dizziness
  • History of back or lower extremity injury
  • Surgery that affects the subject's mobility
  • Any neurological disease or impairment that affects limits the ability to walk, e.g. Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03755336

Start Date

December 1 2019

End Date

January 1 2024

Last Update

May 25 2025

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University of Nebraska-Omaha, Biomechanics Research Building

Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68182