CompletedPhase 2

A Device for Screening of Fall Risk in the Elderly

Italy184 participantsStarted 2015-11

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates the screening accuracy of a device (OAK) in assessing fall risk in the elderly, compared to the assessment provided by the Algorithm for Fall Risk Assessment of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The OAK device is a technologic system, based on virtual reality. It allows to quickly perform a fall risk assessment integrating clinical indexes of the Brief-BESTest (The Balance Evaluation System Test), and kinematic and posturgraphic indexes. The participants interact with the OAK device through simple exercises, then the device provides an assessment of their functional mobility, equilibrium and postural reactions.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Able to walk without walking aids. * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic disorders limiting mobility function and equilibrium. Psychiatric disorders. Any other medical condition limiting mobility function, as diabetes, obesity, serious ocular disorders (e.g. glaucoma), vestibular disorders (e.g. labyrinthitis) and proprioceptive disorders (e.g. ataxia). * Pacemaker. * Surgical interventions for orthopaedic disorders (e.g. knee or hip prosthesis) during the previous 6 months. * Drug intake altering coordination and equilibrium (e.g. anti-epileptic, sedative-hypnotic drugs). * Pregnancy.

What they're measuring

OAK failures in the fall risk assessment

Timeframe: Baseline

OAK sensitivity in the fall risk assessment

Timeframe: Baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02655796

SponsorI.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-12