Falls, Accidental Clinical Trial
Official title:
Testing Whether Brief Use of a Wearable Virtual Reality Device Improves Gait, Balance, and Confidence After Falls
A virtual reality device has already been successfully used for improving gait in adults who have neurological conditions. We will evaluate if it is feasible to study the brief use of this device in older adults who have had falls.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 24 |
Est. completion date | November 2014 |
Est. primary completion date | November 2014 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 60 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 60+. 2. English-speaking. 3. One or more unintentional falls in past year. 4. Able to ambulate for at least 10 minutes without continuous assistance, i.e., without human physical assistance and without an assistive device such as a walker, or a cane. 5. A moderate or high level of concern about falling (determined by phone screening by PI). 6. Community dwelling. Exclusion Criteria: 7. Diagnosed with any neurological disease, i.e., sensory ataxia, cerebellar ataxia, or spasticity of the lower limbs. 8. Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. 9. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. 10. Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. 11. Marked cognitive impairment. 12. Uses large eyeglasses to walk. 13. Vision conditions that reduce ability to use the device. 14. Severe hearing loss. 15. Unstable medical condition or terminal illness. 16. Inability to otherwise comply with the study procedures (determined by PI/study clinician). |
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York | New York |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University | Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Step length | Step length will be measured by GaitMat II® at three time points within the single study session: before using the virtual reality device, while using the virtual reality device, and after using the virtual reality device. | Two hours | No |
Secondary | Postural Sway | Postural sway will be measured by a plantar pressure measuring device (Novel [Munich, Germany] emed-X) at three time-points during the two-hour study session: before using the virtual reality device, while using the virtual reality device, and again after using the virtual reality device. | Two hours | No |
Secondary | Fear of Falling | Fear of falling will be measured using a visual analog scale at three time-points during the two-hour study session: before using the virtual reality device, while using the virtual reality device, and again after using the virtual reality device. | Two hours | No |
Secondary | Single support time | Another aspect of gait, single support time, will also be measured by GaitMat II® at three time points within the single study session: before using the virtual reality device, while using the virtual reality device, and after using the virtual reality device. | Two hours | No |
Secondary | Walking velocity | Another aspect of gait, walking velocity, will be measured by GaitMat II® at three time points within the single study session: before using the virtual reality device, while using the virtual reality device, and after using the virtual reality device. | Two hours | No |
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