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The Influence of Vision on Balance, Gait and Falls

NCT00218894 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 148

Last updated 2017-01-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Falls are the most serious and frequent home accident amongst elderly. Most falls occur during walking. Vision is reduced with ageing and visual impairments affect balance. Uncorrected visual deficits and balance problems are reported to be risk factors for falls and fall related fractures. The present project uses a longitudinal design and aims at assessing the impact of cataract surgery on balance and gait as risk factors for falls.

Conditions

  • Cataract

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Cataract surgery

surgery one one or two eyes by use of two different types of lenses and correcting for refraction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Helse Midt-Norge

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Olav Sletvold, Professor · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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