A Study of Visual Attention Training to Improve Balance and Mobility

University of Waterloo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Accidental Falls

Treatments: Other: Visual training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02030743

19456

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if training visual attention improves balance and mobility, and reduces falls in older adults.

Full description

Visual training in visual attention is compared with activity as usual.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy older adults
• Visual acuity 6/12 or better
• able to speak English

Exclusion criteria

• No known dementia or cognitive impairment
• not dependent on a walker or cane

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Visual training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Training in visual attention

Treatment:

Other: Visual training

Usual activity

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Usual activity

Treatment:

Other: Visual training