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Effects of Ritalin on Postural Stability of Old Adults

NCT00817960 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2012-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental study design. independent old adults(age 65 years old and older) who do not suffer from balance problems willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control before and 2 hours after taking of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) in the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at BGU. 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). For each of the conditions (before and 1 hour after the use of Ritalin) in three task conditions single task; dual task (concentrating and identifying specific music); and just Listening to a relaxing music. 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

  • Postural Imbalance

Interventions

DRUG

Methylphenidate

The effect of ritalin on postural stability of old adults (65 years old and over) will be measured using RCT study design

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

  • Zmir Shorer, m · Soroka University Medical Centar

  • Yan Press, MD · Soroka University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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