COMPLETED

Workplace Fall Prevention Through Slip Recovery Training

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of applying slip recovery training, a novel balance training exercise intervention, to workers who are at increased risk of slip-induced falls. This will be done via field studies with industrial partners. Note that the slip recovery training is not a device or drug. It is a detailed exercise regimen that aims to improve the the ability to recover balance after slipping. The main specific aims are are: * To investigate the feasibility of on-site slip recovery training * To validate field assessments for evaluating slip recovery training efficacy in subsequent research Participants will complete 3-6 once-weekly sessions of slip recovery training, answer daily text messages indicating any falls they experience while working over the 12 weeks after completing slip recovery training, and a subset of workers will be asked to participate in focus group discussions after the 12 weeks to provide information on the long-term feasibility of slip recovery training. A group of workers at Virginia Tech will also be asked to complete a laboratory session of testing during which they will be exposed to a laboratory-induced slip so that gold-standard measures of slip-induced fall recovery can be used to validate field assessments. Workers who complete slip recovery training will be compared to another group of workers who complete an alternative balance training that should improve balance but not improve slip recovery that is targeted by slip recovery training.

Official Title

Workplace Fall Prevention Through Slip Recovery Training

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-06-01
Study Completion:2025-03-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT05740124

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Virginia Tech workers in Dining Services, Facilities and Housekeeping, and construction.
  2. * Veolia field workers in water distribution and water main construction
  3. * age 18-65 years old
  4. * willing to complete 3 or 6 training sessions, lab testing session, and daily falls tracking for 12 weeks
  1. * weigh over 250 pounds
  2. * answer 'no' to all questions of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Michael L Madigan, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Study Locations (Sites)

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • Michael L Madigan, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-06-01
Study Completion Date2025-03-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-06-01
Study Completion Date2025-03-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • slips
  • balance recovery
  • perturbation-based balance training
  • balance training
  • falls

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Accidental Fall