Control of Center of Mass to Predict Balance Ability and Fall Risks in Elderly

NCT ID: NCT01504217

Last Updated: 2015-07-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-12-31

Brief Summary

Falling among older adults is a major public health concern. In fact, falls are the leading cause of accidental death in older adults both in Taiwan and in the United States. In order to provide effective preventative strategies, the investigators must understand the mechanisms that cause older adults to fall. Thus, the investigators research aim for three objectives: (1) using biomechanical model to identify the deficits in neuromuscular control for older adults (2) to apply research findings to the development of new clinical methods for assessing and recovering balance control in older adults, and (3) to predict fall risks in 1-2 year for older adults from the research findings.

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. can stand for 5 minutes without support

2. with normal or corrected to normal vision

3. age between 20-35 years old for young adults group, and 65-80 years old for older adults group

4. had fall history in the past 3 years for the older adults group.

Exclusion Criteria

1. pregnant women

2. with cancer diagnosis

3. with sensory-motor deficits

4. with osteoporosis for older adults group (T-score below -2.5)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Wei-Li Hsu, PT, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University Hospital

Locations

School & Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

Wei-Li Hsu, PT, PhD

Role: CONTACT

wlhsu@ntu.edu.tw

886-2-33668127

Facility Contacts

Wei-Li Hsu, PT, PhD

Role: primary

wlhsu@ntu.edu.tw

886-2-33668127

Other Identifiers

200912073R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id