Status:
COMPLETED
Variability and Specificity in Reactive Stabilization Movements to Diverse Slip Perturbations
Lead Sponsor:
University of Nebraska
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Conditions:
Slip Perturbations
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-79 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Recent research on slips has shown that use of perturbation training to improve specific motor skills to resist slips can vastly reduce falls. However, these interventions have only addressed slips oc...
Detailed Description
Recent research on slips has shown that use of perturbation training to improve specific motor skills to resist slips can vastly reduce falls. However, these interventions have only addressed slips oc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 19-35 years for younger adults group, or age 65-79 years for older adults group.
Exclusion
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Vertigo
- Meniere's disease
- Chronic dizziness
- History of back or lower extremity injury
- Surgery that affects the subject's mobility
- Any neurological disease or impairment that affects limits the ability to walk, e.g. Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03755336
Start Date
December 1 2019
End Date
January 1 2024
Last Update
May 25 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Nebraska-Omaha, Biomechanics Research Building
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68182