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To Find the association of limb movements with risk of falling in community dwelling older adults.

To study the association of interlimb coordination with fall risk in community dwelling older adults.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/08/009464
Enrollment
285
Registered
2017-08-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.participants should be able to comprehend the test procedures. 2.participants should be able to ambulate by self. 3.Person using any canes or crutches for ambulation will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Older adults who have acute or definitive diagnosis of any neurological and psychiatric illness will be excluded from the study. Participants who currently have an upper extremity fracture or dislocation will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
significance of association of interlimb coordination with risk of fall in community dwelling older adults.Timepoint: 2 months after the completion of data collection—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
if the test results are significant the "Marching-in-place" can be used as a screening tool to assess fall risk in community dwelling older adults.Timepoint: test is for 30 seconds, if the person having good interlimb coordination then he does nit the risk of fall.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sebestina Anita Dsouza

Manipal University

sebestina.dsouza@manipal.edu9448152143

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026