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The Effect of Somatosensory Cue on Postural Stability in Blinded Persons

NCT00650676 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2010-09-21

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Summary

Blind Adults that willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control using force plate in the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University. An automated algorithm will be used to extract standardized stabilogram-diffusion parameters from each of the COP data sets collected during quiet standing. These parameters include diffusion coefficients, critical displacement, critical time and scaling exponents for both lateral and anterior-posterior sway directions (Collins \& De Luca, 1993). the subjects will be tested in 3 task conditions (eyes blindfolded, eyes blindfolded holding stick, eyes blindfolded holding a dog). Participants will be required to stand on the platform 10 times for 30 s For each trial, they will be instructed to sway as little as possible.

Conditions

  • Visual Impairment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Itshak Melzer, PhD · Ben-gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

  • Ronit Yagev, MD · Soroka University Medical Centar

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-03-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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