Gait and Postural Balance Analysis During Head-motion Perturbed Standing and Walking in Older Adults

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Conditions studied: Aged, Accidental Fall, Postural Balance, Gait

In brief

The main aim of this study is to unravel the biomechanics of postural balance reactions during head-motion perturbed standing and walking in older adults who fall, while integrating the influence of frailty, sensory functioning and cognitive processing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06345625

Run by

Universiteit Antwerpen

People needed

100

Starts

2024-05-07

Expected to finish

2028-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-09

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Community dwelling
• an age of 65 years or above

You may not qualify if…

• age < 65 years
• medical history encompassing diagnosed vestibulopathy, orthostatic hypotension, peripheral neuropathy, limb amputation, neurological or neuromuscular disorders affecting balance, diagnosed neck disorders affecting sensorimotor control, blindness, deafness
• a full-time walking aid is indispensable.

Where it is running

• University of Antwerp — Antwerp, Belgium (enrolling)

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