Effects of Ritalin on Postural Stability of Old Adults

NCT ID: NCT00817960

Last Updated: 2012-06-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-07-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-06-30

Brief Summary

Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental study design. independent old adults(age 65 years old and older) who do not suffer from balance problems willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control before and 2 hours after taking of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) in the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at BGU. An automated algorithm will be used to extract standardized stabilogram-diffusion parameters from each of the COP data sets collected during quiet standing. These parameters include diffusion coefficients, critical displacement, critical time and scaling exponents for both lateral and anterior-posterior sway directions (Collins & De Luca, 1993). For each of the conditions (before and 1 hour after the use of Ritalin) in three task conditions single task; dual task (concentrating and identifying specific music); and just Listening to a relaxing music. Participants will be required to stand on the platform 10 times for 30 s. For each trial, they will be instructed to sway as little as possible.

Conditions

Postural Imbalance

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

Methylphenidate

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Methylphenidate

Intervention Type: DRUG

The effect of ritalin on postural stability of old adults (65 years old and over) will be measured using RCT study design

Interventions

Methylphenidate

The effect of ritalin on postural stability of old adults (65 years old and over) will be measured using RCT study design

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 65 years old and older
• independent elderly adults
• do not suffer from balance prblems
• minimental score 24 and above

Exclusion Criteria

• old adults who suffer from neurological disease or stroke
• old adults who suffer from psychiatric state
• old adults who suffer from orthopedic condition (1/2 a year after a fracture in the lower limb)
• old adults who suffer from heart conditions
• old adults who suffer from blindness

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Soroka University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Itshak Melzer, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ben-gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Zmir Shorer, m

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Soroka University Medical Centar

Yan Press, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Soroka University Medical Center

Locations

SorokaUMC

Beersheba, Israel, Israel

Countries

Israel

Other Identifiers

MZ4765

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SOR476508CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id