Pilot Study of AdvanStep in Improving Balance in at Risk Elderly

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Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 2; Phase 1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)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Training

Experimental group

Description:

15 training sessions

Treatment:

Other: AdvanStep training program - Turtle Pop