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Measurements of fine motor function, balance, gait, presence of paratonia and muscle tone measurements were performed.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['OLDER_ADULT'], 'minimumAge': '65 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': True, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* age \\>= 65 years\n* walk independently for at least 11 meters\n* HC: no cognitive deterioration, MiD: dementia, Global Deterioration Scale\\<5, MoD: dementia, Global Deterioration Scale 5 or 6\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* recent (≤ 6 months) orthopedic surgery'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT03479567', 'briefTitle': 'Fine and Gross Motor Function and Relationship With Muscle Tone in Older Adults With and Without Dementia', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'University Ghent'}, 'officialTitle': 'Fine and Gross Motor Function and Relationship With Muscle Tone in Older Adults With and Without Dementia', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'EC/2014/1240'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'OTHER', 'label': 'HC', 'description': 'Healthy controls, i.e. older adults without cognitive impairment', 'interventionNames': ['Other: Gait accelerometry', 'Other: balance accelerometry', 'Other: Fine motor skill test', 'Diagnostic Test: Paratonia Assessment Instrument (PAI)', 'Other: myotonometric measurement of muscle tone']}, {'type': 'OTHER', 'label': 'MiD', 'description': 'older adults with mild dementia', 'interventionNames': ['Other: Gait accelerometry', 'Other: balance accelerometry', 'Other: Fine motor skill test', 'Diagnostic Test: Paratonia Assessment Instrument (PAI)', 'Other: myotonometric measurement of muscle tone']}, {'type': 'OTHER', 'label': 'MoD', 'description': 'older adults with moderate dementia', 'interventionNames': ['Other: Gait accelerometry', 'Other: balance accelerometry', 'Other: Fine motor skill test', 'Other: myotonometric measurement of muscle tone']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Gait accelerometry', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'accelerometric assessment of gait (Dynaport Hybrid): 7m walk in 3 conditions (normal pace, fast, double task)', 'armGroupLabels': ['HC', 'MiD', 'MoD']}, {'name': 'balance accelerometry', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'accelerometric assessment of balance (Dynaport Hybrid) during 10 seconds trial in 3 conditions (side-by-side, semitandem, tandem)', 'armGroupLabels': ['HC', 'MiD', 'MoD']}, {'name': 'Fine motor skill test', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'assessment of fine motor skills with Purdue Pegboard, with dominant hand, non-dominant hand and bimanual', 'armGroupLabels': ['HC', 'MiD', 'MoD']}, {'name': 'Paratonia Assessment Instrument (PAI)', 'type': 'DIAGNOSTIC_TEST', 'description': 'diagnosis of paratonia based on passive movement of the four limbs', 'armGroupLabels': ['HC', 'MiD']}, {'name': 'myotonometric measurement of muscle tone', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'MyotonPRO measurement of muscle tone', 'armGroupLabels': ['HC', 'MiD', 'MoD']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '9000', 'city': 'Ghent', 'country': 'Belgium', 'facility': 'Vakgroep Revaki - Ghent University', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 51.05, 'lon': 3.71667}}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'UNDECIDED'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'University Ghent', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'SPONSOR'}}}}