NCT01690611

Visual Feedback to Improve Balance During Walking

Sensory Treadmill to Improve of Balance During Walking

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Temple University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this research is to determine if real time visual feedback of body movements improves balance control more than walking on a treadmill alone. Individuals participating in this research study will be tested using a battery of clinical strength and balance assessments twice before a 4 week training period and once after the training period. The 4 week training period will consist of 12 sessions walking on a treadmill. The experimental group will see real time visual feedback regarding their body movements, and the control group will not receive this visual feedback. Following the 4 week training each participant will again be tested using the battery of clinical strength and balance assessments.

Conditions

• Other Fall
• Patient Falls

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Treadmill Walking	Individuals will walk at a "comfortable speed" on a treadmill without holding on to the hand rails.
OTHER	Visual Feedback	Real time feedback regarding body motion while walking.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2012-09-24
• Last updated: 2016-04-21

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States