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Reducing Fall Risks for Adults With Obesity

NCT03558100 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-07-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of the clinical study was to examine if practice could improve walking patterns associated with fall risks before patients with obesity underwent weight loss surgery. We hypothesized that patients would show improvements in their walking after completing the intervention. For the intervention, patients walked under five conditions: on flat ground at the beginning of the study, crossing three obstacle heights, and on flat ground at the end of the study for a total of 25 times.

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Bariatric Surgery Candidate
  • Gait, Unsteady

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Obstacle crossing intervention for adults with obesity

The obstacle crossing intervention will be done for reducing falls risks in obesity. The intervention will provide gait practice to individuals with obesity who are eligible for and prior to weight loss surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Boston University Charles River Campus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Simone V Gill · Boston University Charles River Campus

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-07-15
Completion
2019-07-15

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