What this means
This study will look at how older adults keep their balance when their head moves while standing and walking. It also looks at frailty, senses, and thinking skills. It has not reported results yet, so it cannot tell us what works.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 65–100
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Gait and Postural Balance Analysis During Head-motion Perturbed Standing and Walking in Older Adults
- Trial ID
- NCT06345625 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Aged, Accidental Fall, Postural Balance, Gait
- What is tested
- Cognition, Sensory function, Frailty, Biomechanical movement analysis, Screening, Follow up
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
- Ages
- 65 Years to 100 Years
- Dates
- First posted Apr 3, 2024 · updated May 9, 2024
Registry summary
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.
Sites (1)
- University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium