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The effect of calf muscle fatigue on stability in older adults

The Effect of Plantar Flexor Muscle Fatigue on Stability in Older Adults

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046814
Enrollment
35
Registered
2022-10-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Intervention2: Plantar flexor fatiguing task: Frequency: 20 heel raises at the rate of 60 beats per minute. Duration: less than 5 mins, until muscle is fatigued. The gastrosole

Sponsors

Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Older adults aged 60 and over 2. Independent ambulators 3. Both men and women 4. Understands commands

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of diabetes >5 years 2. Lower extremity (LE) peripheral compromise 3. Neurological or psychological deficits 4. Peripheral Vascular disease 5. Anyone who in the past year had experienced a LE bone or joint injury or disease 6. Has been diagnosed by a health professional as a moderate to high fall-risk 7. Have been taking medication that affected walking and/or balance.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Multidirectional Reach TestTimepoint: Pre-fatigue (baseline) Post-fatigue (immediately after fatiguing the plantar flexors) in the same session with no time gap between fatigue exercise and measurement of multidirectional reach test.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJasmine Wilma Dsouza

Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy

jasminedsouza1997@gmail.com9880974255

Outcome results

None listed

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