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Transfer Effects of Stationary Bicycle Perturbation Training on Older Adults' Cycling Skills
Led by University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · Updated on 2025-09-16
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Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
107 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Lead Sponsor
B
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The Israeli research group of this trial has developed the Perturbation Stationary Bicycle Robotics (PerStBiRo) system that can challenge balance while sitting. With this system, unexpected perturbations can be provided under controlled and safe conditions. Within the BiPerAge-project it will be evaluated if 20 training sessions (20 minutes each) on the PerStBiRo system will lead to transfer effects on safe cycling skills of community-dwelling older adults (age 65 years and older). The ability to cycle safely will be tested prior and after the training period using a cycling course, which consists of variant tasks requiring motor and cognitive skills.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Transfer Effects of Stationary Bicycle Perturbation Training on Older Adults' Cycling Skills
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Ability and willingness to provide informed consent and accept randomization to either study arm
- Ability to come to cycle course testing locations
- Three or more errors in pre-test of cycle course
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe diseases such as ischemic heart disease restricting exercise, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, uncontrolled blood pressure, manifest osteoporosis, or other diseases increasing fracture risk
- Less than one year since hip or knee replacement surgery or fractures of the lower extremities
- Amputation of a lower limb
- Neurological diseases or stroke within the past 6 months
- Inability to walk independently
- Severe visual impairments (blindness) or non-compensable hearing loss
- Cognitive impairment with Mini-Mental State Examination score below 24 or inability to understand and follow instructions
- Participation in another intervention trial currently or within the past 6 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, 90408
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2
Physical Therapy department, faculty of health sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beersheba, Israel, 8410501
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Research Team
R
Robert Kob, PhD
CONTACT
I
Itshak Melzer, PhD, P.T.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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