Status:
COMPLETED
Reactive Balance Training Targeting Both Slip- and Trip-Induced Falls
Lead Sponsor:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Conditions:
Accidental Fall
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of reactive balance training (RBT) targeting slipping and tripping on laboratory-induced slips and trips. In an effort to build upon prior work, the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1\) pass a medical history and screening administered by a physician that excluded participants with osteoporosis of the lumbar spine or proximal femur as assessed by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (Lunar iDXA, GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL), or any unstable or progressive medical conditions that could contribute to imbalance or falls
Exclusion
- smoked
- were in physical therapy
- had a self-reported fragility fracture within the last 10 years
- had an acute lower extremity injury within the last 3 months
- had lower extremity surgery within the last six months
- had an ankle arthroplasty
- had a knee or hip arthroplasty within the last 12 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04308239
Start Date
June 1 2018
End Date
July 1 2019
Last Update
May 18 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Virginia Tech - Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, 24061