NCT04773496

Normative Data for Static and Dynamic Posturography (NeuroCom EQUITEST and BALANCE MASTER) in Subjects Older Than 79yrs

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Ageing is known to increase the risk of fall and posturographic stabilometry, both static and dynamic, are useful tools to assess postural stability. To our knowledge, no published normative data for a healthy elderly population are available.

Detailed description

The risk of fall rise with ageing and is huge after 85yrs becoming one of the major problems associated with aging. The computed dynamic posturographic EquiTest® System and Smart BalanceMaster by NeuroCom® International, Inc, Clackamas, OR, USA) provide a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the balance function through the description of the subject's center of gravity (COG) sway. Sensory Organization Test and Sensory Analysis norms are provided for age groups (20-59; 60-69; 70-79) up to 79yrs, whilst they lack in the international literature for subjects 80+yrs, nonetheless being necessary in the understanding of balance performance from a quantitative point of view. Subjects 80+yrs are evaluated with EquiTest® System and Smart BalanceMaster to provide mean values and normative data. In order to assess the reliability of the instrumental evaluation was repeated (T1) two weeks later (±2 days).

Conditions

• Equilibrium; Disorder, Labyrinth
• Aging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	instrumental description of the subject's center of gravity (COG) sway	qualitative and quantitative analysis of the balance function through the description of the center of gravity (COG) sway

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2021-02-26
• Last updated: 2021-02-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Italy