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Benchmarking the iOS Balance Application Against the Berg Balance Test

NCT02705690 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2016-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to benchmark the performance of an iOS application against the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), which is the most commonly used assessment tool by clinicians for measuring balance across the continuum from acute care to community-based care. An iPhone will be tied around the waist of the participant and concurrent measurements will be taken for five of the fourteen stances which comprise the BBS.

Conditions

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Ankle Injuries
  • Knee Injuries
  • Accidental Falls
  • Spinal Injuries

Interventions

DEVICE

iOS Balance Application

We have designed an iOS application and a belt. The application uses accelerometer data to calculate postural sway. Steps: The phone is kept stable against the lower back of the participant using the belt. The iOS application gives instructions to user to adopt the correct stance (eg: Standing Unsupported, legs side by side) Once the stance is adopted, the application turns on the accelerometer in the phone to sample acceleration along x (media lateral) and z (anterior posterior) axis. These displacements from the mean are used to calculate the Root Mean Square of a person which acts a proxy score for Postural Sway. (Postural sway is defined as the phenomenon of constant displacement and correction of the position of the center of gravity within the base of support)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College, London

    collaborator OTHER

  • Stannah Stairlifts

    lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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