Visual Dependence and Multisensory Balance Exercise

NCT04213521 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: N20180725
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of multisensory balance training on the levels of visual dependence and sensory organization capacity in community-dwelling older adults. Participants in the experimental group received multisensory balance training while those in the control group received conventional balance training without sensory manipulation.

Conditions

Visual Dependence; Multisensory; Exercise; Training; Balance; Elderly

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Rod and Disc Test

  It is a computerized test which measures levels of visual dependence. Greater errors from true vertical indicates the greater levels of visual dependence.

  Change from baseline to post-intervention at 4-8 weeks

• Modified clinical test of sensory interaction in balance

  It assess the contribution of the visual, somatosensory, and vestibular systems to postural control.

  Change from baseline to post-intervention at 4-8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Chair sit and reach test

  Change from baseline to post-intervention at 4-8 weeks

• Five times sit to stand test

  Change from baseline to post-intervention at 4-8 weeks

• Berg balance scale

  Change from baseline to post-intervention at 4-8 weeks

• The Activities specific Balance Confidence Scale

  Change from baseline to post-intervention at 4-8 weeks

• Timed up and go test

  Change from baseline to post-intervention at 4-8 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• mini mental state examination

  During screening

Study Arms (2)

Multisensory balance training group

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants in the multisensory balance training group were provided with multiple-sensory balance exercises using visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular manipulations. The exercises involved movements of the eye, head, and body to stimulate the vestibular system-postural control exercises in different positions (feet together, tandem stance, and one leg stance), use of a soft surface to reduce the proprioceptive inputs, and exercises with closed eyes to deprive them of visual cues.

Other: Multisensory balance exercise; Other: Conventional balance exercise

Conventional balance training group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The participants in the Conventional balance training group performed conventional balance exercises, such as static and dynamic standing balance without altered sensory inputs.

Other: Conventional balance exercise

Interventions

Multisensory balance exercise OTHER

Multisensory balance training describes a balance exercise incorporating individual sensory manipulation of vision, vestibular, proprioception and sensory integration.

Multisensory balance training group

Conventional balance exercise OTHER

such as static and dynamic standing balance without altered sensory inputs.

Conventional balance training group; Multisensory balance training group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \) age more than 60 years
• \) able to walk continuously for 10 meters independently without aid
• \) normal cognitive function with a Mini-Mental State Examination score more than 24
• \) able to follow oral commands.

You may not qualify if:

• any medical condition or recent injury that could affect the assessment of balance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taipei Medical University

Taipei, 110, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Shu-Chun Lee, PhD

  Taipei Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 19, 2019
• First Posted: December 30, 2019
• Study Start: March 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2019
• Study Completion: June 30, 2019
• Last Updated: December 30, 2019

Record last verified: 2018-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: 6 months after publication
• Access Criteria: applicants need to provide their research background, purposes and the reasons why they request IPD, principal investigator will review the applicants, affiliations and all the documents mentioned above.

Locations

TW (1)