Are Static and Dynamic Balance Tests A Criteria Showing Cognitive Impairments In the Elderly?
NCT ID: NCT05923385
Last Updated: 2024-12-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
128 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2023-08-15
2024-02-12
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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CASE_ONLY
PROSPECTIVE
Interventions
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Four Square Step Test
These are standardized test which will be applied to subjects with pencil, paper and time recorder.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Individuals who do not have neurological / orthopedic problems that will prevent them from performing the test
* Independent elderly individuals in activities of daily living
* Men and women living in a nursing home
* No pre-defined vision and hearing problems
* No history of lower extremity or lumbar spinal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
* Presence of defined neurological, orthopedic, systemic (cardiovascular) disease that interferes with walking and mobility
* Presence of defined psychiatric illness
* Having a communication problem
* Presence of using aids for walking
* Use of prostheses or orthoses associated with the lower extremity
* Presence of cognitive, visual or auditory impairment
* Balance-affected individuals with lower extremity disorders
65 Years
85 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Biruni University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ugur Cavlak
Prof.Dr.
Principal Investigators
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Guzin Kaya Aytutuldu, PT,PhD.
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Biruni University
Locations
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Biruni University
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Duncan RP, Earhart GM. Four square step test performance in people with Parkinson disease. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2013 Mar;37(1):2-8. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e31827f0d7a.
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Stevenson TJ, Garland SJ. Standing balance during internally produced perturbations in subjects with hemiplegia: validation of the balance scale. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1996 Jul;77(7):656-62. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9993(96)90004-0.
Schulz BW, Hart-Hughes S, Gordon MT, Bulat T. Training implications of maximal forces on a computer-controlled and motor-driven leg press by age group, sex, footplate direction, and speed. Exp Gerontol. 2012 Apr;47(4):295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.01.003. Epub 2012 Jan 20.
Other Identifiers
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Biruni Univers
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id