NCT04505527

Variability of Movement on an Altered Inertial Dynamics Task

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Nebraska · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The overall goal of this research is to compare the effects of two different exercise programs on gait function in older adults. The investigators want to determine if participation in lateral stepping exercise program for six weeks will improve gait functions compared to forward walking exercise program.

Detailed description

The overall goal of this research is to compare the effects of two different exercise programs on gait function in older adults. It is expected that improved control of foot placement in the lateral stepping task will transfer to improved control during typical forward walking. Moreover, it is expected that lateral stepping gait training will have a greater effect on recurrent fallers older adults than on the non-fallers older adults and young adults. It is also expected that the above beneficial results will be retained in a follow-up test six weeks after completion of the intervention and will result in improvements in common clinical balance tests that are used to assess fall risk. Therefore, in the current proposal, older adults aged 65 years of age and over are being asked to participate.

Conditions

• Older Adults
• Fall Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lateral stepping	Subjects will step laterally, changing direction every 10 m, thus alternating lead and lag limbs.
BEHAVIORAL	Forward walking	Subjects will have a typical forward walking

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-28
• Primary completion: 2018-05-05
• Completion: 2021-05-05
• First posted: 2020-08-10
• Last updated: 2023-09-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States