Actively Recruiting
Arm-in-Arm Gait Training Trial
Led by Philippe Terrier · Updated on 2024-02-29
132
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
253 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
P
Philippe Terrier
Lead Sponsor
S
Swiss National Science Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The AAGaTT study, is a monocentric, two-arm, open-label, randomized controlled trial. The objective is to assess the efficacy of an arm-in-arm walking program for older people at risk of falling. Gait training imply that the older participants must walk while synchronizing steps with a younger partner.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Arm-in-Arm Gait Training Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Older than 70 years old
- Able to walk continuously for 15 minutes without walking aids
- Experienced a fall during the last year before recruitment
- Health certificate confirming no contraindication to walking
- No severe gait disorders from orthopedic or neurologic origins; mild gait abnormalities allowed
- Younger participants must be older than 18 years but younger than 40 years
- Younger participants must have no severe gait disorders from musculoskeletal or neurologic origins
You will not qualify if you...
- Inability to follow study procedures due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc.
- Inability or contraindications to undergo the study intervention
- Vulnerable persons as defined by the Swiss Human Research Act articles 21-24
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Haute-Ecole Arc Santé
Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2000
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
P
Philippe Terrier, PhD
CONTACT
J
Jeremy Torrent, MSc
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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