Cognitive Impairment and Balance in Elderly

Mild Cognitive Impairment Clinical Trial

Official title:

Mild Cognitive Impairment and Balance in Elderly

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02051270
• Other study ID #: DF0050UG
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 27, 2014
• Last updated: November 1, 2016
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: May 2015

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: Universidad de Granada
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

One important issue in older adults with cognitive problems is the higher risk of fall due to decreased motor function and balance. The objective of this study is to evaluate the repercussions of mild cognitive impairment in balance in elderly.

Description:

Mild cognitive impairment is described as a transitional stage between normal ageing and dementia, and reflects the clinical situation where a person has memory complaints and objective evidence of cognitive impairment but no evidence of dementia. Mild cognitive is important in older people and it is also important to evaluate its repercussion in balance.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 82
• Est. completion date: May 2015
• Est. primary completion date: April 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Nursing home residents.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Surgery on lower limbs.

• Traumatic damage on lower limbs.

• Severe cognitive impairment in order not to complete the assessment.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognition Disorders
• Mild Cognitive Impairment

Intervention

Other:
• Descriptive study
More than 65 years old elders

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Faculty of health Sciences. University of Granada	Granada

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad de Granada

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

References & Publications (1)

Díaz-Pelegrina A, Cabrera-Martos I, López-Torres I, Rodríguez-Torres J, Valenza MC. [Effects of cognitive state on balance disturbances and gait disorders in institutionalised elderly]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2016 Mar-Apr;51(2):88-91. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2015.07.014. Spanish. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dynamic balance	Dynamic balance is going to be measured using the Mini-Best test. This is a 14-item test that focuses on dynamic balance, specifically anticipatory transitions, postural responses, sensory orientation, and dynamic gait	baseline	Yes
Secondary	Cognitive impairment	The cognitive impairment will be measured using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Mini-Mental State Examination. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a test designed as a rapid screening instrument for mild cognitive dysfunction. It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. The Mini Mental State Examination is a 10-minute bedside measure of impaired thinking in undeveloped, uneducated, diseased, or very old populations.	baseline	Yes
Secondary	Attention	Attention is going to be measured with the Stroop test.	baseline	Yes
Secondary	Cognitive flexibility	The cognitive flexibility of patients is measured using the Trial Making Test. This test explores visual-conceptual and visual-motor tracking, and it is a frequently used neuropsychological test.	baseline	Yes