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Development of an Acceleration Based Fall Risk Detector

NCT00767429 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2010-07-27

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Summary

Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics. Based on the promising results using accelerometry for accurate and objective gait analysis, fall risk will be measured using a triaxial accelerometer.

At the moment our group is performing a study titled 'identify subjects at risk for falling using accelerometry'. In this study, fall related movement characteristics (gait, balance, stumble reaction) are identified in healthy younger and older subjects under standardised laboratory circumstances. In this way, specific characteristics can be selected which are responsible for fall risk.

The aim of this study is investigating if the acceleration based fall risk detector can be applied in daily life with target groups.

Conditions

  • Fall Risk

Interventions

DEVICE

fall risk detector

fall risk detector: stumbles, specific fall related movements, falls

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • kenneth Meijer, UD · University Maastricht

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-10-31
Completion
2010-10-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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