Analysis of the French Balance and Daily Life (EVQ) Questionnaire for Evaluation of Balance in the Frail Elderly

Accidental Fall Clinical Trial

— EVQ  

Official title:

Analysis of the French Balance and Daily Life (EVQ) Questionnaire for Evaluation of Balance in the Frail Elderly

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03343821
• Other study ID #: NIMAO/2016/CEDMH-02
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 30, 2018
• Est. completion date: July 2, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: August 2019
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The Balance and Daily Life questionnaire (EVQ) observes the adaption of the patient in six scenarios of daily life; it is a measurement of falls, but also an evaluation of the modifications taken to prevent future falls. This study will analyze the robustness of this questionnaire.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 140
• Est. completion date: July 2, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 2, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form

• The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan

• The patient is at least 65 years' old

• The patient is fragile (< 8 score = 11 SEGA score) hospitalized in the Physical Medicine and Functional Geriatric Readaptation service of the CHU Nîmes

• The patient can walk autonomously for 20m (with or without a walking aid)

• The patient is allowed to weight-bear

Exclusion Criteria:

• The subject is participating in an interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study

• The subject refuses to sign the consent form

• It is impossible to give the subject informed information

• The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship

• The patient is forbidden to weight-bear

• Comprehension problems preventing the accomplishment of the tasks

• Major short-term memory problems preventing the accomplishment of the tasks

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Accidental Fall

Intervention

Other:
• Balance and daily life questionnaire
Patients complete questionnaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CHU Nimes	Nîmes

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Inter-evaluator reliability of Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire	Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire assessed by 2 evaluators	Day 0
Primary	Temporal stability of Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire	Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire given 3 days apart	Day 3
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ score to Timed Up and Go test	Timed Up and Go test (seconds)	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ score to Timed Up and Go test	Timed Up and Go test (seconds)	Month 1
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ to unipedal stance test	Unipedal stance test (seconds)	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ to unipedal stance test	Unipedal stance test (seconds)	Month 1
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ to Sternal Push Test	Sternal Push Test	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ to Sternal Push Test	Sternal Push Test	Month 1
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ to Walking and talking test	Walking and talking test	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of EVQ to Walking and talking test	Walking and talking test	Month 1
Secondary	Sensitivity of Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire to change	Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire given 30 days apart	Month 1