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The Use of Virtual Reality for the Gait Training of Elderly Fallers

NCT01182961 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2010-08-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study aims to investigate the efficacy of gait training using virtual reality to decrease the risk of falls in elderly idiopathic fallers. The investigator hypothesize that training with virtual reality would increase the ability to perform in the "real world" environment and decrease the risk of falls in elderly adults.

Conditions

  • Elderly

Interventions

OTHER

gait training

subjects will walk on a treadmill while virtual obstacles will be displayed using a head mounted device

OTHER

gait training 2

subjects will walk on a treadmill under a progressive intensive gait protocol

OTHER

exercise group

standard of care exercise group to improve strength and balance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Nir Giladi, MD · Tel Aviv University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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