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2024-10-26 @ 10:36 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT01370174
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2021-10-05
First Post:
2011-06-08
Brief Title:
Intervention to Enhance Lateral Balance Function and Prevent Falls in Aging
Sponsor:
University of Maryland Baltimore
Organization:
University of Maryland Baltimore
Study Overview
Official Title:
Intervention to Enhance Lateral Balance Function and Prevent Falls in Aging
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2021-06
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
LIFT
Brief Summary:
Falls and their consequences are among the major problems in the medical care of older individuals The long-term goal of this research is to establish the efficacy of a scientifically grounded and mechanism-based therapeutic intervention for improving balance function and preventing falls in older people When human balance is challenged protective stepping is a vital strategy for preventing a fall during activities of daily life Many older people at risk for falls have particular difficulties with successfully stepping sideways as a protective response to loss of balance in the lateral direction We propose that age-related declines in lateral balance function through impaired protective stepping that precipitates falls result from neuromechanical NM limitations in hip abductor-adductor AB-AD muscle strength torque and power Moreover we hypothesize that these functional and NM impairments are reversible with combined high intensity induced step training IST and muscle strengthening
Detailed Description:
Falls and their consequences are among the major problems in the medical care of older individuals Some 30 percent of community dwelling people aged 65 years and older and over 50 percent of those living in institutions fall each year Among older adults complications of falls are the leading cause of deaths due to injury and are the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospitalization for trauma The total lifetime healthcare cost of fall-related injuries for the elderly have been projected to reach 85 billion by the year 2020 Even in the absence of injury due to falling the tendency to lose balance among the elderly commonly results in an overall reduction in the level of physical activity and to a decreased ability to satisfactorily function in social roles
Despite the contributions of multiple risk factors to age-related falls eg environmental hazards orthostatic hypotension disorientation sedation it is well recognized that those who fall present greater impairments in neuromechanical NM factors than do older non-fallers Aging changes in balance and gait associated with NM impairments have also been consistently found to be among the most important risk factors for falls What is presently unresolved however is which among the age-associated NM impairments altered balance and mobility functions are best associated with falls and responsive to interventions training
Despite the contributions of multiple risk factors to age-related falls eg environmental hazards orthostatic hypotension disorientation sedation it is well recognized that those who fall present greater impairments in neuromechanical NM factors than do older non-fallers Aging changes in balance and gait associated with NM impairments have also been consistently found to be among the most important risk factors for falls What is presently unresolved however is which among the age-associated NM impairments altered balance and mobility functions are best associated with falls and responsive to interventions training
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None