Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02615028
Development of Novel Designed Force Plate for Measuring the Balance Ability for the Elders
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital Institutional Review Board
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
To develop a force plate with a proper computing algorithm that can be used in the average household as well as within community care centers. An affordable price range will also be necessary.
Detailed description
Many studies using force plates to examine the elders' balance ability for fall prevention. However, few studies compare the reliability differences among age in postural sway measurements even though many studies find significantly greater postural sway in the elder population than compared to the younger cohort. Investigation of this age difference is important for choosing variables to represent their postural sway improvement in order to determine the intervention outcome.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Closed eyes double-leg stance | Closed eyes double-leg stance: Body relaxed with both arms naturally placed beside thighs, eyes closed for 40 seconds. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-12-01
- Completion
- 2013-12-01
- First posted
- 2015-11-25
- Last updated
- 2015-11-25
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02615028. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.