falls
Conditions
Interventions
group with histoy of falls:Nil
group without history of falls:Nil
Sponsors
The General Hospital of PLA
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female, aged over or equal to 60 years; 2. Patients that can walk by themselves or with a walking stick; 3. Patients that can live on their own, with Barthel index over 60; 4. The score of MMSE scale is over or equal to 27; 5. Patients that are willing to participate in the research and sign on the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with hemiplegia; 2. Patients that with severe heart or respiratory disease, or cannot tolerate the research; 3. Patients with mental diseases, or estimated to have poor compliance; 4. Patients that have had operation on lower limbs in the past 1 year; 5. Patients that are in other clinical tests related to falls; 6.Patients that refuse to participate in the research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the specificity and sensitivity of the precise evaluation of fall-risk with IMU technique; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the outcome of the 4-stage balance test;The the outcome of 30-Second Chair Stand Test;the outcome of The Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test;the outcome of self-rating scale of falls risk;the record of the interview;the basic information of patients;the psychological condition of patients; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYuan Gao
the Nursing Department of The General Hospital of PLA, The General Hospital of PLA
Outcome results
None listed