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Trunk Control Training and Walking in Older Adults

NCT06782919 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2025-09-10

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Summary

The goal of this observational study and clinical trial is to evaluate control of trunk posture and walking biomechanics in 20 older adults with chronic low back pain and 20 older adult healthy volunteers. A second objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of weekly biofeedback-based trunk control training to control of trunk posture and walking biomechanics. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does training trunk control improve walking biomechanics in older adults? Researchers will compare older adults with and without chronic low back pain to see if trunk control, walking biomechanics, and the effects of training differ between the groups.

Participants will undergo measurements of trunk control in the laboratory, and of walking in both laboratory and outdoor settings. Trunk training will take place once a week for four weeks, and measurements will be repeated after the training protocol.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
  • Aging

Interventions

OTHER

Trunk control training

Four sessions of biofeedback trunk movement training, provided once per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Dennis E Anderson, Ph.D. · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-31
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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