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Analysis of Motor Skills in Subjects Aged 55 and Over: the Role of Cognitive Abilities for Planning Movement.

NCT04754906 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 684

Last updated 2025-09-22

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Summary

Falling is an event that is more frequent and severe in older age. It can lead to a loss of autonomy and a decrease in quality of life. It is therefore important to understand this phenomenon in order to better prevent it. Among the multiple risk factors associated with falling, recent research has shown a link between the decline in cognitive abilities (i.e., the mental processes that form our knowledge, such as memory) and the risk of falling. However, the impact of this cognitive decline on motor skills is still poorly understood. The purpose of this research is to study how the changes induced by aging affect motor skills. This would make it possible to take a new look at the phenomenon of falls occurring in the elderly and, in the long term, to improve the prevention and rehabilitation.

Conditions

  • Mild Cognitive Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Sequence 1

perform arm movements towards a target

OTHER

Sequence 2

judge the verticality of an object

OTHER

Sequence 3

In standing position, point as quickly as possible with the right arm at the diode that will light up in front of the participant.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-25
Primary Completion
2028-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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