Status:
COMPLETED
Merging Attentional Focus and Balance Training to Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Accidental Fall
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Approximately 15 million older adults fall every year in the United States and fall prevention programs have only been moderately successful in arresting fall rates. This proposal uses motor learning ...
Detailed Description
Falls due to poor balance are common and costly in older adults. Unfortunately, traditional balance interventions show mixed results in reducing falls. Balance is controlled by a complex system that d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older adults (N=90) who are classified as fallers (≥ 1 fall in the last 12 months) will be recruited
Exclusion
- • Younger than 65 or older than 90 years old
- Failure to receive medical clearance from their physician to participate in the study and confirming that their patient has fallen at least once within the last 12 months
- Inability to walk independently for at least 10 consecutive minutes
- Score in the "impaired" range on the Mini-Mental State Examination, adjusted for age and education level \[60\].
- A diagnosis of a neurological disorder that requires medication
- A visual impairment of 20/70 or worse
- A body mass index of ≥ 30
- Any acute medical problems, including musculoskeletal based impairments, that lead to pain or discomfort during standing or walking
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
78 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03776201
Start Date
October 1 2017
End Date
December 31 2021
Last Update
November 1 2022
Active Locations (1)
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UNCG Motor Behavior
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27455