Randomized ActiveStep Clinical Evaluation

Fall Prevention Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Randomized ActiveStep Clinical Evaluation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00810082
• Other study ID #: TDI001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2008
• Est. completion date: December 2009

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn if using the ActiveStep™ treadmill reduces the number and severity of falls in older adults. This is a pilot study. The information collected will be used to support a grant application for a large multi-center trial in the future.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 65
• Est. completion date: December 2009
• Est. primary completion date: December 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 65 or older

• Referred for balance training

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 65

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall Prevention

Intervention

Device:
• ActiveStep
ActiveStep™ is a training simulator. The system uses a computer-controlled treadmill to recreate life-like dynamic balance challenges such as slipping and tripping in a safe, controlled environment.

Other:
• Standard Physical Therapy for Fall Prevention
Standard physical therapy for fall prevention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital	Lebanon	New Hampshire
United States	Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Lebanon	New Hampshire

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Participants With at Least One Fall	Subjects who had at least one fall subsequent to treatment.	3 months