Association Between Fear of Falling and Spinal Stiffness.

NCT05134038 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 294-URC-GHSIF
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

1. 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. 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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Association FES and goniometry

  Highlight a significant positive association between hips' goniometry (angle degree) and FES-I score (continuous scale without unit)

  15 minutes

• Association FES-I (continuous scale without unit) and Schober index (centimeter)

  Highlight a significant positive association between Shober index and FES-I score

  15 minutes

Interventions

anthropomorphic measurements DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

anthropomorphic measurements + FES questionnaire + demographic data and medications

Also known as: FES questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 75 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

\> 75 ans, in any geriatric department of the hospital

You may qualify if:

• over 75 years old,
• Ability to understand and answer a questionnaire in French
• Ability to stand up
• Patient from the Melun hospital (santé pole center + nursing home of the GHSIF)
• Affiliated with a social security scheme

You may not qualify if:

• mental disorders,
• lumbar surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hopital of Melun: lead

Study Sites (1)

GH Sud Ile-de-France, CH Melun-Sénart

Melun, France, 77000, France

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Tinetti ME, Powell L. Fear of falling and low self-efficacy: a case of dependence in elderly persons. J Gerontol. 1993 Sep;48 Spec No:35-8. doi: 10.1093/geronj/48.special_issue.35. No abstract available.

  PMID: 8409238 BACKGROUND

• Kendrick D, Kumar A, Carpenter H, Zijlstra GA, Skelton DA, Cook JR, Stevens Z, Belcher CM, Haworth D, Gawler SJ, Gage H, Masud T, Bowling A, Pearl M, Morris RW, Iliffe S, Delbaere K. Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Nov 28;2014(11):CD009848. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009848.pub2.

  PMID: 25432016 BACKGROUND

• Delbaere K, Close JC, Mikolaizak AS, Sachdev PS, Brodaty H, Lord SR. The Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I). A comprehensive longitudinal validation study. Age Ageing. 2010 Mar;39(2):210-6. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afp225. Epub 2010 Jan 8.

  PMID: 20061508 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Joint Diseases; Atrophy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• SEBASTIEN JOCHMANS, M.D.

  GHSIF MELUN

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Clinical Research Unit

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 23, 2021
• First Posted: November 24, 2021
• Study Start: December 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2022
• Study Completion: January 1, 2023
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)