Intra-rater Reliability and Agreement Between Two Dual Task Tests; WBB and Gait Test.

Balance; Distorted Clinical Trial

Official title:

Intra-rater Reliability and Agreement Between Static Balance Test Using Nintendo Wii Balance Board and Gait Test Under Dual Task Conditions in Community-dwelling Older Adults.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04700605
• Other study ID #: 2020-096
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: October 27, 2020
• Est. completion date: January 6, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Aalborg University Hospital
• Contact: Eriksen, student
• Phone: 004522234454
• Email: martin.eriksen[@]rn.dk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

Agreement and intra-rater reliability between static balance test using Nintendo Wii Balance Board and gait test under dual-task conditions in community-dwelling older adults.

Description:

Participants:

Investigators aim to recruit a minimum of 30 participants aged 65 years or above through convenience sampling at an senior activity centre in the Municipality of Aalborg. Participants inclusion critiria is age about 65, the ability to stand for 30 seconds unaided and the ability to walk 8 meters. Exclusion critiria is severe cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia).

Procedure:

Each participant will undergo two testdays separated by approximately two weeks. Both testdays have the same number and order of tests and are placed approximately the same time of the day. At the first testday descriptive information for each participant is collected.

Measuring device:

The Nintendo Wii Balance Board (Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan) is a small portable force plate measuring sway ellipse area and sway speed.

Analysis:

Will include intra-rater reliability for each test and agreement between the two. Calculations of balance/gait costs will be made to unify the unit and to compare the two tests to each other. Results shown by intraclass correlation coeffients and Bland Altman plots.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: January 6, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: January 6, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Minimum 65 years old.

• Community dwelling

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to stand unsupported for 30 seconds

• Unable to walk 8 meters unsupported

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance; Distorted

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Dual task balance test
Participants will be conducting two dual task tests; an 8m gait test and a Wii Balance Board test with simultaneous various cognitive tests.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Liselund Aktivitets Center	Vodskov	Aalborg

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aalborg University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Intra-rater reliability for the gait test and the WBB test.	Comparing the dual task costs for each test between test and retest. Assessments through intraclass correlation coefficient and reportings in accordance with Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS).	Through study completion, app. 8 months.
Secondary	Agreement between the gait test and the WBB test as dual task measurements.	Comparing the dual task costs between the gait test and the Wii Balance Board test. Data assessment through Bland Altman plots and reportings in accordance with Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS).	Through study completion, app. 8 months.
Secondary	Descriptive data.	Qustionnairies consisting of Tilburg Frailty Indicator, Vulnerable Elders Survey 13, Short Falls Efficacy Scale, previous falls, medications and Orientations-Memory-Concentrations test. Data assessment through histograms and Shapiro Wilk tests and reported by means and standard deviations, medians and interquartile ranges, and numbers and percentages.	Through study completion, app. 8 months.