NCT05134038

Association Between Fear of Falling and Spinal Stiffness.

L'impact De La Raideur Articulaire Pelvienne Sur La Peur De Chuter Du Sujet Âgé Hospitalisé Ou En Institution.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hopital of Melun · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned by fear of falling) 2. / evaluation of lumbar articular mobility by the schober index, coxofemoral by hip goniometry in flexion and extension (no evaluation of other amplitudes because lack of abduction / abduction / external and internal rotation of the hip remain functional in walking and the balance)

Detailed description

1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned by fear of falling) 2. / evaluation of lumbar articular mobility by the schober index, coxofemoral by hip goniometry in flexion and extension (no evaluation of other amplitudes because lack of abduction / abduction / external and internal rotation of the hip remain functional in walking and the balance)

Conditions

• Joint(S) Degeneration
• Old Age; Atrophy
• Fear of Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	anthropomorphic measurements	anthropomorphic measurements + FES questionnaire + demographic data and medications

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-01
• Primary completion: 2022-05-01
• Completion: 2023-01-01
• First posted: 2021-11-24
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France