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Normative Data for Static and Dynamic Posturography (NeuroCom EQUITEST and BALANCE MASTER) in Subjects Older Than 79yrs

NCT ID: NCT04773496

Last Updated: 2021-02-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

63 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-03-01

Study Completion Date

2016-03-01

Brief Summary

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Ageing is known to increase the risk of fall and posturographic stabilometry, both static and dynamic, are useful tools to assess postural stability. To our knowledge, no published normative data for a healthy elderly population are available.

Detailed Description

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The risk of fall rise with ageing and is huge after 85yrs becoming one of the major problems associated with aging.

The computed dynamic posturographic EquiTest® System and Smart BalanceMaster by NeuroCom® International, Inc, Clackamas, OR, USA) provide a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the balance function through the description of the subject's center of gravity (COG) sway.

Sensory Organization Test and Sensory Analysis norms are provided for age groups (20-59; 60-69; 70-79) up to 79yrs, whilst they lack in the international literature for subjects 80+yrs, nonetheless being necessary in the understanding of balance performance from a quantitative point of view.

Subjects 80+yrs are evaluated with EquiTest® System and Smart BalanceMaster to provide mean values and normative data.

In order to assess the reliability of the instrumental evaluation was repeated (T1) two weeks later (±2 days).

Conditions

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Equilibrium; Disorder, Labyrinth Aging

Keywords

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normative data postural balance posturography EquiTest® Sensory Organization Test aging

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Balance evaluation

patient's balance is evaluated with instrumental posturography

instrumental description of the subject's center of gravity (COG) sway

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

qualitative and quantitative analysis of the balance function through the description of the center of gravity (COG) sway

Interventions

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instrumental description of the subject's center of gravity (COG) sway

qualitative and quantitative analysis of the balance function through the description of the center of gravity (COG) sway

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age older than 79 years
* Free gait, without aids, for at least 50 mt
* Cognitive skills allowing the providing of valid informed consent and the understanding of the instructions during clinical and instrumental evaluations

Exclusion Criteria

* Pathologies affecting Central Nervous System (i.e., cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson disease, etc) or vestibulum
* Previous traumatic brain injury and/or coma lasting more than 24 hrs and occurred within last 20 years
* Impairment affecting the Peripheral Nervous System i.e., pallesthesia \<4/8
* Hip or knee joint replacement within the last 10 years
* Surgeries or pathologies affecting the lower limbs or the spine
* Pain, acute or chronic
* Use, within the last 12 hours, of painkillers or drugs interfering with Central Nervous System or balance
Minimum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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LAURA PERUCCA, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO IRCCS - UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

Locations

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Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Irccs

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Site Status

Fondazione Irccs Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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24C402

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id