Relationship of de Ankle ROM With Balance and Falls in Older Adults

Aging Problems Clinical Trial

— ANKLE_JOINT  

Official title:

Relationship of the Ankle ROM With Balance and Falls in Older Adults: Observational Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03898999
• Other study ID #: DHG04
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2019
• Source: University of Valencia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The ankle is an important joint to maintain a good balance within the population of the older adult. As people get older, problems appear in this joint. Many of these problems affect the correct joint range of the ankle. There is evidence to suggest that a lower range of motion in the ankle can negatively affect balance and, consequently, increase the risk of falls in the elderly. It would be interesting to assess if this relationship is true. The aim of the study will be to study if the state of the joint range of the ankle is related in some way to balance and falls in the elderly.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 87
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: May 1, 2019
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be 60 years old or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not sign the informed consent

• Lower limb injury in the previous three months

• Presenting severe pathology that affects balance or mobility

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging Problems

Intervention

Other:
• Overall status
An assessment is made of the participants measuring both the joint range of the ankle and the balance and risk of falls.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Universidad de Valencia	Valencia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Valencia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Lunge Test (°)	Measure of weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion with an inclinometer.	Baseline
Primary	Active Ankle Range of Movement	Measure of the active range of movement of the ankle with a telescopic goniometer.	Baseline
Secondary	Pressure Platform - Open Eyes	Measure static balance. Quantitative assess of area and speed of swing, with open eyes.	Baseline
Secondary	Pressure Platform - Closed Eyes	Measure static balance. Quantitative assess of area and speed of swing, with closed eyes.	Baseline
Secondary	One Leg Balance	Measure balance ability to maintain in monopodal stance, towards registering time.	Baseline
Secondary	Timed "Up and Go" Test	Measures the functional mobility and dynamic balance, through a circuit where the subject will have to get up, walk and sit down.	Baseline
Secondary	Functional Reach	Measure the limits of stability, calculating the distance that can move the center of gravity forward without falling.	Baseline
Secondary	Falls Efficacy Scale-International	Is a scale that, through 16 items, describes the concern that a subject has to suffer a fall.	Baseline
Secondary	Register of falls	The number of falls that the subject has suffered in the last year is collected.	Baseline
Secondary	Ankle plantar flexion strength	The plantar flexion strength is measured by means of a dynamometer, is related with the risk of falls.	Baseline