NCT03791047

Evaluation of Muscle Thickness and Balance in Young and Older Adults

The Relationship Between Muscle Thickness and Dynamic Balance in Young and Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 136 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates muscle thickness of trunk and lower limb and balance in young and older healthy adults. The participants will be evaluated muscle thickness for 14 different muscle and balance which evaluated by computerized force plate system.

Detailed description

Aging had an adverse affect on musculoskeletal system and balance parameters. Decreased muscle strength or thickness negatively affect person's balance control. But there are no information in the literature about the relationships between muscle thickness and balance in healthy subjects. In addition to, it is not known which muscle responsible for balance. Therefore, this study will evaluate muscle thickness via ultrasonography and balance in young and older adults. Balance will be evaluated computerized Balance system. Muscle thickness for different 14 muscle ( diaphragm, transversus abdominis,multifidus, longissimus, quadratus lumborum, rectus abdominis, external and internal obliques, rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus) will be evaluated by ultrasonography at the right side. Only diaphram muscle will be evaluated both right and left side.

Conditions

• Healthy
• Balance; Distorted

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Balance Analysis	Balance analysis is assessment method to estimate fall of risk and deterioration of postural control.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-05
• Primary completion: 2019-02-15
• Completion: 2019-03-01
• First posted: 2019-01-02
• Last updated: 2019-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)