NMES to Improve Hip Abductor Strength and Balance

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Postural Balance

In brief

This study will examine the addition of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on the hip abductors during strength training and a fall prevention program for improving muscle strength and improving balance. All individuals in this study will receive NMES to their hip abductors and will participate in a fall reduction program.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02992275
Run by: Baltimore VA Medical Center
People needed: 14
Starts: 2017-06-01
Expected to finish: 2022-12-31
Last updated by the study team: 2023-02-08

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Mobility and balance limitations as demonstrated by a self-reported fall within the past year or requiring greater than 8 seconds to complete the 4-square step test

You may not qualify if…

Cardiovascular Risks: Poorly controlled hypertension (>160/100); or patient report of: symptomatic angina at rest or during exercise, syncope without known resolution of cause, or a significant coronary event (such as a MI) in the past six months
COPD requiring home oxygen
Contraindications to resistance training, including a self-reported history of intracranial or retinal bleeding in the last year or Diabetes with active proliferative retinopathy
Patient report of significant spinal stenosis that would limit participation in the exercise intervention
Non-ambulatory mobility status or a transtibial or transfemoral amputation
Dementia (on medical record review or mini-mental status exam score <24).
Other severe medical illness or condition that would preclude safe participation in the study as determined by the study team

Where it is running

Baltimore VA Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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