Fall Prevention:Dynamic Posturographic Measurements in the Geriatric Population

NCT00719082 | Withdrawn DMC

• 1 other identifier: CI-IRB-01-7-7-08
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Falls are the greatest cause of accidental death in the elderly. There is no normative data on large groups of geriatric subjects specific to their stability scores obtained by computerized dynamic posturography (CDP). CDP is the standard test to obtain stability scores and is utilized as the gold standard in posturographic evaluations and fall prevention Hypotheses: Human stability can be measured by CDP. Increased stability is associated with a lessor probability of falls. Stability decreases as age increases and a normative data collection of stability scores in the geriatric population will allow and promote clinical applications which can be utilized in fall prevention.

Conditions

Balance, Falls

Keywords

Human Stability; Geriatric; Posturography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Forceplate dynamic posturography test

  Immediate

Study Arms (1)

AARP Community

Members of AARP Geriatric Community

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Volunteer subjects will be accepted from participants who are over the age of 50 years at the September, 2008 AARP convention in Washington, DC. All subjects must be able to stand with their eyes closed for 30 seconds without falling to be considered eligible for the research study.

You may qualify if:

• All subjects must be able to stand with their eyes closed for 30 seconds without falling

You may not qualify if:

• All subjects who are not able to stand with their eyes closed for 30 seconds without falling

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies: lead

Study Sites (1)

Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20001, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Frederick R Carrick, PhD

  Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2008
• First Posted: July 21, 2008
• Study Start: July 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2013
• Study Completion: October 1, 2013
• Last Updated: January 27, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)