NCT03120156

Effects of Sensomotoric Insoles on Postural Control in Elderly People

Effects of Sensomotoric Insoles on Postural Control in Elderly People - a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

People with weak balance ability or subjective feeling of dizziness and unsure gait are separated into 3 training-groups. One Group is getting no insoles, the second group is getting modern sensomotoric insoles, and the third group is getting normal standard insoles. All are passing a 6 week proprioceptive training. Main outcome measurements are posturography at baseline, 3 weeks and 6 weeks. Secondary measurements are ABC-Scale, Tinetti Gait and balance test and functional reach test at baseline and after 6 weeks.

Detailed description

People with weak balance ability or subjective feeling of dizziness and unsure gait are separated into 3 training-groups. Exclusion criteria are structural neuropathic cause for dizziness, severe ocular deficience, cochlear causes for dizziness. The 3 Groups differ in following criteria: Group 1: Gets basic insoles after 3-D-Scan of the foot Group 2: Gets sensomotoric insoles (Jahrling) after 3-D-Scan of the foot. Group 3: Control-Group = no insoles Alle groups are doing a 6 weeks proprioceptive training 2 times a week for 45min. Balance-Ability is measured by a posturographic plate prior to the training, after 3 weeks training and after 6 weeks of training. ABC-Score, Tinetti Gait and Balance test and functional reach test are secondary outcome measurements and are evaluated prior the training and after 6 weeks of training.

Conditions

• Sensorimotor Gait Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	sensomotoric insoles	sensomotoric insoles were published by Jahrling (2007) and have a certain shape that could improve balance abilities. The toes 2-4 are higher that toe 1, so that the tendons of the toe-flectors are pre-stressed.
DEVICE	normal standard insoles	Normal standard insole like you will get them by receipe from an orthotic shop
OTHER	No insoles	control group with no insoles in the shoes

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-01
• Primary completion: 2017-10-27
• Completion: 2017-10-27
• First posted: 2017-04-19
• Last updated: 2017-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany