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The Effect of Different Support Surfaces on Balance in Healthy Individuals

NCT ID: NCT04173702

Last Updated: 2023-12-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-17

Study Completion Date

2023-10-16

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate how age, visual sensation and different ground properties affect of postural sways and stability limits at different support surface widths. 60 individuals will be included in this study.

Detailed Description

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Balance is considered to be an important component of performance during activity as a result of a complex process in which musculoskeletal and neurological systems function. Two different balance states are defined as the static balance where the individuals maintain their inactive position or the dynamic balance when they perform a foreseen movement. The balance is maintained by keeping the center of gravity within the boundaries of the support surface and is provided by sensory impulses from the visual, vestibular and somatosensory systems organized by the central nervous system. Balance is an important factor to lead an independent life, and it is imperative that the balance be ensured in order to ensure that daily living activities are performed safely. The neural control of the bipedal posture varies depending on the width of the supporting surface, which has a significant impact on the frontal plane biomechanics. There is a linear relationship between increased support surface size and mechanical stability. In experimental studies, it has been shown that increasing muscle width levels in response to translational perturbations seen on the support surface on the horizontal plane have decreased with increasing step width. The changes in the preferred support surface vary depending on the age of the external environment, recurrent falls due to decreased sensory input, or various neurological disorders. However, there are few quantitative studies examining the relationship between different support surface widths and equilibrium, and the effect of posture width on sensory feedback control is still poorly understood. This study was planned to evaluate the effect of age, visual sensation and different soil properties on postural release and stability limits at different support surface widths.

Conditions

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Healthy

Keywords

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Balance Stance width Postural sway Limits of stability

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Clinical trials with a single arm
Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Healthy Group

Postural sway and stability limits in assessment of healthy individuals

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

balance analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Computerized balance analysis system will use to evaluate postural sway and limits of stability at four different support surfaces.

Interventions

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balance analysis

Computerized balance analysis system will use to evaluate postural sway and limits of stability at four different support surfaces.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy individuals aged between 18-50
* Without any diagnosed disease
* Individuals who voluntarily agree to participate in this research

Exclusion Criteria

* The presence of previous lower extremity surgery
* Pain during evaluation
* Foot ankle instability
* Important and irreversible visual deficits
* Body mass index (BMI) greater than\> 40 kg / m²
* Limitation of ankle, knee and hip joint in lower extremity
* Muscle strength of the lower extremity (dorsiflexors, plantar flexors, quadriceps, hamstring, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius) and the trunk (rectus abdominous, internal and external oblique abdominals, back extensor) below 5.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Melek Merve ERDEM

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Melek M. ERDEM

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Semra TOPUZ, Assoc. Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hacettepe University

Ozden OZKAL, PT, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hacettepe University

Ali I. Yalcin, PT, M.Sc.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hacettepe University

Locations

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Hacettepe University

Ankara, Altindag, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Goodworth AD, Mellodge P, Peterka RJ. Stance width changes how sensory feedback is used for multisegmental balance control. J Neurophysiol. 2014 Aug 1;112(3):525-42. doi: 10.1152/jn.00490.2013. Epub 2014 Apr 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24760788 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GO 19/86

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id