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Protective Arm Balance Responses

Study Overview

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Description

The overall objective of this study is to investigate the effect of attention control training on reach-grasp stabilizing responses during fall-induced perturbations. The central hypothesis is that training attention control during reach to grasp balance perturbations will lead to increased grasp accuracies and reduced in-task falls. This research will mark the first explore the effects of training attention control on protective arm responses and fall rate during a balance perturbation paradigm and the first feasibility testing of a fully integrated cognitive and physical rehabilitation paradigm, moving beyond correlative designs and parallel treatments. The overall public health significance of the proposed research is that with improved protective arm responses and grasp accuracies, a larger randomized control study may be designed to mitigate falls among community dwelling older adults. Participants will be involved in 6 sessions. Session 1 will include the assessment, questionnaires, and training. Session 2 will include just the training. Session 3 will include the assessment and training. Sessions 4-5 will include just the training. Session 6 will include the assessment, questionnaires, and training.

Official Title

Influence of Attentional Control on Protective Arm Responses to Balance Perturbations in Older Adults and People with Peripheral Neuropathy

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-10-01
Study Completion:2024-12-13
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06388434

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:45 Years to 88 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * 65 to 88 years of age
  2. * Community ambulatory with or without a straight cane
  1. * Significant musculoskeletal or neurological impairments as indicated by limitations in activities of daily living, ADL (less than 6/6 on Katz Index in ADLs)
  2. * Clinically identified uncorrected visual loss
  3. * Complaints of dizziness or known vestibular disorder
  4. * Upper extremity strength less than 4/5 manual muscle test at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, or grip.
  5. * Mini Mental State Examination score of less than 25

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Kelly P Westlake, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Study Locations (Sites)

Allied Health Research Building
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Maryland, Baltimore

  • Kelly P Westlake, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-10-01
Study Completion Date2024-12-13

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-10-01
Study Completion Date2024-12-13

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Reactive Balance
  • Reach to Grasp
  • Attention Switching

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Old Age; Debility
  • Peripheral Neuropathy