Visual Feedback to Improve Balance During Walking

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Other Fall, Patient Falls

In brief

The goal of this research is to determine if real time visual feedback of body movements improves balance control more than walking on a treadmill alone. Individuals participating in this research study will be tested using a battery of clinical strength and balance assessments twice before a 4 week training period and once after the training period. The 4 week training period will consist of 12 sessions walking on a treadmill. The experimental group will see real time visual feedback regarding their body movements, and the control group will not receive this visual feedback. Following the 4 week training each participant will again be tested using the battery of clinical strength and balance assessments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01690611

Run by

Temple University

People needed

40

Starts

2011-06-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-21

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fall Prone Older Adults (history of falls or loss of balance)
• ability to walk on the treadmill hands-free without assistance
• Mini-Mental Status Exam > 23

You may not qualify if…

• Current enrollment in physical rehabilitation of any kind
• Medically unstable

Where it is running

• Collington Episcopal Life Care Community — Mitchellville, Maryland, United States
• Pearson Hall, Temple University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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