Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Unsteady Gait in Older People May be a Common and Treatable Neurological Disease Associated With Increased Mortality

Lead Sponsor:

Umeå University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Region Västerbotten

The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden)

Conditions:

Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)

Gait Disorders, Neurologic

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Brief Summary

We live in an aging population and a third of the older population has a gait disorder that may cause institutionalization, and increased mortality. Sixteen percent of them have a slow, unsteady, neur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participation in the study "Ventriculomegaly and gait disturbance in the senior population in the Region of Västerbotten" (VeSPR)

Exclusion

  • Bedridden
  • Inability to leave informed consent due to cognitive decline

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

450 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07137403

Start Date

September 1 2025

End Date

December 1 2029

Last Update

August 22 2025

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Umeå University Hospital

Umeå, Sweden