Quantification of Distribution of the Mass Center for a Controlled Force Platform Reaction to the Ground

NCT03526198 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 56483816.8.0000.5497
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study developed a controlled soil reaction force platform that provided controlled mechanical stimuli to quantify the distribution of the center of mass as a function of the angular variation of the ankle in the elderly in the upright position.

Conditions

Balance

Keywords

Force plate; Center of mass

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mass distribution

  The center of mass was measured by the patient remaining on the force platform, remaining for 10 seconds in each angulation variant Unit of measurement: Kilograms (kg)

  15 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Group 1 (adult)

EXPERIMENTAL

Each volunteer stood on the platform. The duration of the tests was standardized at 10 seconds for each angulation variant of the test. The tilt variables occurred every 5 degrees oscillating in the two-dimensional movement of the ankle joint. The test was discontinued when the volunteer failed to remain balanced at the tested angulation for more than 10 seconds (thus shifting the foot (s) from the initial position or supporting with one and / or both arms at the therapist or at the support bars ) or when it reached maximum angulation

Device: Force plate

Group 2 (elderly)

EXPERIMENTAL

Each volunteer stood on the platform. The duration of the tests was standardized at 10 seconds for each angulation variant of the test. The tilt variables occurred every 5 degrees oscillating in the two-dimensional movement of the ankle joint. The test was discontinued when the volunteer failed to remain balanced at the tested angulation for more than 10 seconds (thus shifting the foot (s) from the initial position or supporting with one and / or both arms at the therapist or at the support bars ) or when it reached maximum angulation

Device: Force plate

Interventions

Force plate DEVICE

Device: force plate An equipment model with the approach of providing the evaluated person with the movement that is closest to the biomechanical and functional reality of the ankle and foot joint and which could equalize the possible changes of the center of mass would contribute to the clinical evaluation and would provide a more efficient therapeutic reasoning rehabilitation.

Group 1 (adult); Group 2 (elderly)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 85 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: 30 individuals, asymptomatic
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• We included in this study individuals male and female
• Age ranging from 20 to 85 years
• Asymptomatic individuals
• Must walk without the use of an attachment
• Do not present motor deficit that makes the study impossible

You may not qualify if:

• Decompensated congestive heart failure
• Neurological or neurological diseases that interfere with significant neuromotor
• Individuals who did not agree to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2018
• First Posted: May 16, 2018
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 20, 2016
• Study Completion: July 30, 2016
• Last Updated: May 18, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share