Status:
TERMINATED
Instrumented vs. Conventional Perturbation-based Balance Training for Fall Prevention
Lead Sponsor:
Leon Brüll
Collaborating Sponsors:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Conditions:
Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the past years, several studies have demonstrated the potential of task-specific perturbation-based balance training (PBT) for preventing falls at age. However, different paradigms of PBT have been...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 65 years or older
- Speaks German language
- Home-dwelling or assisted living
- One fall in the past 12 months OR a verified fall risk (based on subjective decreased balance AND extended Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) balance testing
- Able to walk at least 20 minutes without aid
- Available for intervention period
Exclusion
- Participation in balance training in the previous 3 months
- DemTec ≤ 8 Points
- Body mass index \> 30
- Uncorrected vision disorder
- Acute serious neurological disability affecting gait pattern
- Serious sensory disorders
- Severe cardiovascular or metabolic disorders
- Orthopaedic restrictions or diseases
- Strong dizziness
- Current chemotherapy
- Severe respiratory disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 23 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 23 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04087512
Start Date
September 23 2019
End Date
October 23 2020
Last Update
September 21 2022
Active Locations (1)
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1
Heidelberg University, Network Aging Research
Heidelberg, Germany, 69115