Assessing and Improving Balance Using Platform Perturbations

Kessler Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Balance

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01207362

R-648-09

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare current standing balance assessment methods to a new method that measures weight shift during small movements of a sliding platform. It will also be used to determine if balance improves with repeated exposure as part of a 4-week training program.

Enrollment: 4 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy no balance deficits age 20-35 or 50-65

Exclusion criteria

• moderate to severe arthritis

Trial design

4 participants in 2 patient groups

Young adult

Older adult