Status:

COMPLETED

External Focus Strategy on Visuomotor Control in Older Adults

Lead Sponsor:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Conditions:

Gait

Fall Risk

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Only a few studies have adopted external focus strategy as an intervention to mitigate the negative effects of heightened conscious movement processing in older adults. The goal was to investigate whe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • aged 65 or above
  • were able to walk independently indoors without walking aids

Exclusion

  • a total score of less than 24 on the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination
  • a static visual acuity poorer than 20/40 vision
  • the presence of any untreated cerebral vascular disease, Parkinson\'s disease, or any other major neurological deficit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

112 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06571526

Start Date

October 1 2021

End Date

June 30 2023

Last Update

August 26 2024

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 000