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University of Pittsburgh National Institute on Aging (NIA) |
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Information provided by: | University of Pittsburgh |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00177359 |
The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of an intervention to improve walking based on motor learning (skill-based) compared to the usual intervention (strength, flexibility and balance-based) on clinical, psychological and laboratory measures of walking and balance of older adults with mobility disability (walking problems).
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Mobility Limitation |
Behavioral: gait intervention |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Restoring Skill in Walking |
Estimated Enrollment: | 48 |
Study Start Date: | November 2005 |
Study Completion Date: | June 2007 |
While therapeutic exercise to improve mobility and balance appears to improve physical performance and may reduce falls, less is known about the responsiveness to specific interventions or the relation between response to intervention and the underlying problems or impairments. Therapeutic approaches for improving mobility and reducing fall risk are heterogeneous, but do not consistently focus on problem solving as a method of enhancing motor control or skill, an approach that has been found to be important for motor learning in animal models.
This two-year pilot study will allows us to compare the clinical, psychological and laboratory outcomes after a motor-learning based and an impairment-targeted exercise intervention to improve walking in older adults. All subjects will participate in pre and post intervention testing and a 12 week exercise intervention for gait involving either a motor learning (skill enhancement) or impairment-targeted (lower extremity strengthening, flexibility and gait cues).
Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Difficulty with walking or balance as indicated by the following two criteria during baseline testing:
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pittsburgh | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213 |
Principal Investigator: | Jessie VanSwearingen, PhD, PT | University of Pittsburgh |
Study ID Numbers: | 0508137 |
Study First Received: | September 12, 2005 |
Last Updated: | December 12, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00177359 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
gait impairment |
Mobility Limitation Signs and Symptoms |