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Pilot Study of AdvanStep in Improving Balance in at Risk Elderly

S

Sheba Medical Center

Status and phase

Withdrawn
Phase 2
Phase 1

Conditions

Impaired Balance in Elderly

Treatments

Other: AdvanStep training program - Turtle Pop

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01059253
SHEBA-09-7170-HW-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Elderly individuals are often at increased risks for falls. The AdvanStep is an interactive training exercise and balance device. The use of the AdvanStep will bring about a measurable improvement in the individuals balance in standardized measures.

Full description

  1. Feasibility study, assessing usability of the system and receiving feedback from the volunteers.
  2. Structured treatment sessions twice per week after an initial assessment of balance and mobility on standardized tests.
  3. Reassessment of balance and mobility after completion of 15 treatment sessions.
  4. Treatment sessions will be supervised by physical therapists.

Sex

All

Ages

65 to 80 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 65-80
  • History of 2 falls in past 5 years, not requiring medical attention
  • No acute orthopedic or neurological disorders
  • No cognitive impairment affecting daily function.
  • Adequate vision and hearing to see the computer screen and follow verbal commands.
  • Unilateral stance test - inability to remain in unilateral stance for 25 seconds

Exclusion criteria

  • Congestive heart failure or angina that limits physical activity
  • Need for interventional medical treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

0 participants in 1 patient group

Training
Experimental group
Description:
15 training sessions
Treatment:
Other: AdvanStep training program - Turtle Pop

Trial contacts and locations

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