Impact of Pelvic Joint Stiffness on the Fear of Falling in Subjects Aged Over 75 Years

NCT ID: NCT07023718

Last Updated: 2025-06-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-05-31

Brief Summary

The pelvic girdle is the mechanical structure at the center of the balance and walking systems. The lack of amplitude of the joints that compose it could induce a fear of falling, common in the geriatric population and often underdiagnosed with poorly identified risk factors. This study seeks to highlight an association between fear of falling and lack of amplitude of the different joints of the pelvic girdle in order to identify predisposed patients and to set up preventive measures and better medical care.

Detailed Description

The pelvic girdle is the mechanical structure at the center of the balance and walking systems. The lack of amplitude of the joints that compose it could induce a fear of falling, common in the geriatric population and often underdiagnosed with poorly identified risk factors. Fear of falling is defined as the enduring preoccupation with falling, leading the person to avoid activities that they are capable of doing. It modifies its behavior and affects its quality of life, its well-being and increases the risk of developing pathologies linked to the lack of physical activities. Joint stiffness is a major disorder in the elderly linked to bone and joint aging, but also to lack of mobilization. The pelvic girdle is the mechanical structure at the center of the balance and gait systems. The lack of amplitude of the joints that compose it could induce a fear of falling.

This study seeks to highlight whether there is an association between the fear of falling and the lack of amplitude of the different joints of the pelvic girdle.

Conditions

Fear of Falling; Pelvic Joint/Ligament Damage

Study Design

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

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects aged over 75 years hospitalized or in institution in the geriatric department of GHSIF (Groupe Hospitalier Sud -Ile-de France)

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients that have undergone a lumbar surgery
• Patients with hospital diagnosed cognitive troubles

• Minimum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile-de-France

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

sylvie Aufaure, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile-de-France

Locations

EHPAD Brie Comte Robert

Brie-Comte-Robert, Île-de-France Region, France

Centre Hospitalier Melun

Melun, Île-de-France Region, France

Countries

France

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Other Identifiers

2021-A01885-36

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id