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Asymmetric Locomotor Training in the Elderly to Restore Physical Function

NCT01537341 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-07-19

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Summary

Innovative advances in rehabilitation technology have created a split-belt treadmill capable of providing a much needed intervention aimed at limiting mobility disability. When desynchronized, the split-belt treadmill imposes demands on each leg such that the central nervous system must adapt to the challenge. Based on preliminary data from our lab utilizing the split-belt treadmill, the investigators hypothesize this intervention can challenge the locomotor processes required for safe, efficient gait while concurrently providing an aerobic stimulus will produce favorable changes in physical function in older adults at risk for mobility disability.

Conditions

  • Disability

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Treadmill

Participants will complete the intervention in 12-weeks, 3 times per week sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Split-belt

Participants will complete the intervention in 12-weeks, 3 times per week sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chris Hass, Ph.D. · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-04-30
Completion
2012-04-30

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