Determination of a Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the "Functional Reach Test" in the Elderly.

Pole Sante Grace de Dieu

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Aging

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Functional Reach test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05853406

20230102

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of the study is to determine the Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the "Functional Reach Test" in the Elderly by a statistical method.

The first secondary objective of the study is to determine the Minimal Clinically Important Difference by the Anchor method based on a qualitative assessment by the patients of their own response. The second secondary objective is to determine the Minimal Clinically Important Difference by the Delphi method, based on the search for a consensus between physiotherapists specializing in geriatrics.

Full description

The French population is aging, and geriatric rehabilitation care must adapt to this growing population. The functional reach test is a common clinical test in geriatrics. It helps to determine the risk of falling. However, its metrological qualities are not all determined. The Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) is in particular unknown for this test. The MCID of a test makes it possible to personalize in a way more in-depth evaluation of physiotherapy treatment. So it is necessary to characterize this essential metrological determinant of a common balance skills assessment tool.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People over 65 years old
• People in care with balance problems

Exclusion criteria

• People in an emergency situation
• People unable to give their consent (including people under guardianship)
• Patients already involved in another study.