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Sponsored by: |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center |
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Information provided by: | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00810082 |
The purpose of this study is to learn if using the ActiveStep™ treadmill reduces the number and severity of falls in older adults. This is a pilot study.
The information collected will be used to support a grant application for a large multi-center trial in the future.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Fall Prevention |
Device: ActiveStep Other: Standard Physical Therapy for Fall Prevention |
Phase IV |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Randomized ActiveStep Clinical Evaluation |
Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
Study Start Date: | December 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Group A: Active Comparator
Standard physical therapy for fall prevention
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Other: Standard Physical Therapy for Fall Prevention
Standard physical therapy for fall prevention
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Group B: Experimental
Physical therapy for fall prevention that includes ActiveStep
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Device: ActiveStep
ActiveStep™ is a training simulator. The system uses a computer-controlled treadmill to recreate life-like dynamic balance challenges such as slipping and tripping in a safe, controlled environment.
Other: Standard Physical Therapy for Fall Prevention
Standard physical therapy for fall prevention
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Judith L Forman, MPH | 603-653-0736 | Judith.L.Forman@dartmouth.edu |
United States, New Hampshire | |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | Recruiting |
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756 | |
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Recruiting |
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766 |
Principal Investigator: | Jon D Lurie, MD, MS | The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice |
Principal Investigator: | Richard M Greenwald, PhD | Simbex Corporation |
Responsible Party: | Dartmouth College ( Jon D. Lurie, MD, MS ) |
Study ID Numbers: | TDI001 |
Study First Received: | December 16, 2008 |
Last Updated: | January 30, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00810082 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Dartmouth College Commitee for the Protection of Human Subjects |