NCT04008459

Walking and Balance Related to Sagittal Spinal Posture Alignment

WiSPA: Walking and Balance Related to Sagittal Spinal Posture and Alignment

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Oxford · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to improve understanding of the relationship between spinal alignment and walking and balance in people who have degenerative spinal conditions.

Detailed description

This prospective cohort study will include people who are attending physiotherapy to address a degenerative spinal condition and measure them longitudinally. The investigators will measure spinal alignment, walking capacity and pattern, dynamic balance, and back muscle strength along with self-reported measures that reflect the person's functional self-efficacy, quality of life, and general health. Physical and self-reported outcome measures will be assessed at baseline before the physiotherapy-led exercise class commences, after completion at 6 weeks, and 6 months post baseline.

Conditions

• Hyperkyphosis
• Walking, Difficulty
• Balance; Distorted
• Spinal Disease
• Osteoporosis
• Spine Degeneration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Therapeutic exercise class	Physiotherapy exercise class includes education, stretching, strengthening, posture and balance interventions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-06
• Primary completion: 2020-07-12
• Completion: 2020-08-18
• First posted: 2019-07-05
• Last updated: 2020-09-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom