Older adults of different frailty levels, from able-bodied to moderately frail, based on the Clinical Frailty Scale (Rockwood et al., 2005).
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Movement performance, including walking, standing and sit-to-stance transfer, will be biomechanically evaluated during a single session using motion capture, force plates, EMG sensors, pressu
Sponsors
AGAPLESION BETHANIEN HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG, Geriatric Center of the Heidelberg University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Young adults: - Between 18 and 45 years; - No interfering neurological, cardiovascular, metabolic, psychiatric, or (sport) injuries; Older adults: - Over 65 year of age; - Mini-Mental State Examination >17; able to provide consent - Able of 4m walking with or without an assistive device - No severe visual or auditory impairment, nor neurological, cardiovascular, metabolic, mental or psychiatric disorders;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stability metrics derived from both motion capture data and force/pressure data during walking, sit-to-stance and standing. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Descriptive parameters of movement: full body 3D kinematics and kinetics; muscle activity of lower leg and arm muscles; spatio-temporal parameters; balance test accuracy; | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKlaus Hauer
AGAPLESION BETHANIEN HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG, Geriatric Center of the Heidelberg University
Outcome results
None listed