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Visual Feedback to Improve Balance During Walking

NCT01690611 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-04-21

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Summary

The goal of this research is to determine if real time visual feedback of body movements improves balance control more than walking on a treadmill alone. Individuals participating in this research study will be tested using a battery of clinical strength and balance assessments twice before a 4 week training period and once after the training period. The 4 week training period will consist of 12 sessions walking on a treadmill. The experimental group will see real time visual feedback regarding their body movements, and the control group will not receive this visual feedback. Following the 4 week training each participant will again be tested using the battery of clinical strength and balance assessments.

Conditions

  • Other Fall
  • Patient Falls

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Treadmill Walking

Individuals will walk at a "comfortable speed" on a treadmill without holding on to the hand rails.

OTHER

Visual Feedback

Real time feedback regarding body motion while walking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Maryland

    collaborator OTHER

  • Temple University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Jeka, PhD · Temple University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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