Status:
WITHDRAWN
Restoring Central Motor Control Extension
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Gait, Unsteady
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Motor skill training therapy aims to improve the brain's control of walking and can improve clinic-based measures of walking in older adults. However, it is unknown whether the benefits of motor skill...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years of age and older
- Ambulatory without an assistive device or the assistance of another person
- Usual 4 meter gait speed \> 0.60 m/s and \< 1.2 m/s
- Physician clearance to participate in a moderate intensity exercise program
- Not meeting physical activity recommendations defined as reporting less than 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity per week in the past month.
Exclusion
- persistent lower extremity pain that is present on most days of the week
- back pain that is present on most days of the weeks and interferes with walking and - activities of daily living or back pain that increases with walking
- refuse to walk on a treadmill
- plans to move out of the area in the next 5 years
- dyspnea at rest or during activities of daily living or use supplemental oxygen (CHF, COPD)
- any acute illness or medical condition that is not stable according to the approving physician
- resting systolic blood pressure ≥ 200 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mm Hg or resting heart rate \> 100 or \< 40 beats per minute
- diagnosed dementia or cognitive impairment defined as modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) examination \<79
- hospitalized in the past 6 months for acute illness or surgery, other than minor surgical procedures
- severe visual impairment f- ixed or fused lower extremity joints such as hip, knee or ankle
- lower extremity strength \<3/5 on manual muscle testing
- lower extremity amputation
- progressive movement disorder such as Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Parkinson's disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 4 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04302831
Start Date
March 4 2020
End Date
December 1 2020
Last Update
March 16 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15219