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Effect of Balance Training on White Matter Tracts in Healthy Elderly Population

NCT05539690 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-09-15

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Summary

Balance impairment increases the risk of falling and is associated with a fear of falling and immobility. Balance impairment can ultimately affect the morbidity of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and mortality, especially in an older population. Among the multiple types of exercise, balance training is the most effective in preventing falls. This study aims to investigate white matter plasticity in healthy elderly population, based on stepwise balance training. Healthy elderly participants will undergo four weeks of balance training. The investigators will analyze longitudinal changes in the microstructural integrity of the white matter tracts pre- and post-training.

Conditions

  • Postural Balance
  • Neuronal Plasticity
  • Elderly Population

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Balance training

* Step-by-step training (5 levels) * 30 minute per training * 3 times per week * 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Catholic University of Korea

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Youngkook Kim, MD, PhD · Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-24
Primary Completion
2023-08-31
Completion
2024-02-29

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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