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Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies |
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| Information provided by: | Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00719082 |
Purpose
Falls are the greatest cause of accidental death in the elderly. There is no normative data on large groups of geriatric subjects specific to their stability scores obtained by computerized dynamic posturography (CDP). CDP is the standard test to obtain stability scores and is utilized as the gold standard in posturographic evaluations and fall prevention
Hypotheses:
Human stability can be measured by CDP. Increased stability is associated with a lessor probability of falls. Stability decreases as age increases and a normative data collection of stability scores in the geriatric population will allow and promote clinical applications which can be utilized in fall prevention.
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Fall Prevention |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Ecologic or Community, Prospective |
| Official Title: | Fall Prevention:Dynamic Posturographic Measurements in the Geriatric Population |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 1000 |
| Study Start Date: | July 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2008 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Geriatric Community
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Show Detailed Description Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 55 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Volunteer subjects will be accepted from participants who are over the age of 50 years at the September, 2008 AARP convention in Washington, DC. All subjects must be able to stand with their eyes closed for 30 seconds without falling to be considered eligible for the research study.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| United States, District of Columbia | |
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center | |
| Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20001 | |
| Study Chair: | Frederick R Carrick, PhD | Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies ( Prof Frederick Carrick ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | CI-IRB-01-7-7-08 |
| Study First Received: | July 17, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | August 6, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00719082 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
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Fall Prevention Human Stability Geriatric Posturography |
