Evaluation of Muscle Thickness and Balance in Young and Older Adults

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Relationship Between Muscle Thickness and Dynamic Balance in Young and Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03791047
• Other study ID #: GO 18/506
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 5, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates muscle thickness of trunk and lower limb and balance in young and older healthy adults. The participants will be evaluated muscle thickness for 14 different muscle and balance which evaluated by computerized force plate system.

Description:

Aging had an adverse affect on musculoskeletal system and balance parameters. Decreased muscle strength or thickness negatively affect person's balance control. But there are no information in the literature about the relationships between muscle thickness and balance in healthy subjects. In addition to, it is not known which muscle responsible for balance. Therefore, this study will evaluate muscle thickness via ultrasonography and balance in young and older adults. Balance will be evaluated computerized Balance system. Muscle thickness for different 14 muscle ( diaphragm, transversus abdominis,multifidus, longissimus, quadratus lumborum, rectus abdominis, external and internal obliques, rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus) will be evaluated by ultrasonography at the right side. Only diaphram muscle will be evaluated both right and left side.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 136
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 15, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria For Young Adults:

• To be a volunteer to participate

• to be an aged 18-40 years old.

Inclusion Criteria For Older Adults:

• To be a volunteer to participate

• to be an aged 65-90 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Walking with assist device

• Having a visual deficits

• Having an orthopedic problems that affect balance

• Having a neurological disorders

• Having a musculoskeletal disorders that affect balance

• Having an undergone orthopedic surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance; Distorted
• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• Balance Analysis
Balance analysis is assessment method to estimate fall of risk and deterioration of postural control.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ozden Ozkal	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Limits of Stability	Limits of stability test evaluates dynamic balance of participants. Computerized balance system measured limits of stability for forward, backward, right and left side movements. It calculates the maximum distance a person can lean without losing balance. The unit of measure is centimeters. The higher value is indicated the better balance.	15 minutes
Secondary	Muscle thickness	Muscle thickness in millimeters by Ultrasound	30 minutes
Secondary	Postural Sway	Postural sway in centimeters by computerized balance system	15 minutes
Secondary	Fear of falling	Fear of Falling will be evaluated by Fall Efficacy Scale - International is a questionnaire that assesses fear of falling. The total scores range from 16 "absence of concern" to 64 "extreme concern.	15 minutes
Secondary	Joint position sense	Knee joint position sense test will be evaluated using an isokinetic dynamometer. The testing included passive positioning performed by the assessor and active-repositioning performed by the participants. As the difference between the target degree and the degree is increased, the sense of position worsens.	15 minutes