Transfer Effects of Stationary Bicycle Perturbation Training on Older Adults' Cycling Skills

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Conditions studied: Older Adults, Exercise Training, Bicycling

In brief

The Israeli research group of this trial has developed the Perturbation Stationary Bicycle Robotics (PerStBiRo) system that can challenge balance while sitting. With this system, unexpected perturbations can be provided under controlled and safe conditions. Within the BiPerAge-project it will be evaluated if 20 training sessions (20 minutes each) on the PerStBiRo system will lead to transfer effects on safe cycling skills of community-dwelling older adults (age 65 years and older). The ability to cycle safely will be tested prior and after the training period using a cycling course, which consists of variant tasks requiring motor and cognitive skills.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06453473

Run by

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

People needed

127

Starts

2025-03-12

Expected to finish

2027-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Ability and willingness to provide informed consent and accept randomization to either study arm
• Ability to come to cycle course testing locations
• ≥3 errors in pre-test of cycle course

You may not qualify if…

• Severe diseases e.g. ischemic heart disease which restricts exercise, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), uncontrolled blood pressure, manifest osteoporosis or any other disease leading to increased fracture risks
• A period less than one year after hip or knee replacement surgery or after fractures of the lower extremities
• Amputation of a lower limb
• Neurological diseases or 6-month after a stroke
• Inability to ambulate independently
• Severe visual impairments (blindness), non-compensable hearing
• Cognitive impairment, scoring less than 24 on the MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination), inability to understand and follow instructions
• Participation in another intervention trial at the same time or within the previous 6 months

Where it is running

• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns — Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (enrolling)
• Physical Therapy department, faculty of health sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev — Beersheba, Israel (enrolling)

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