Falls
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Performance of step-reaction tests and mobility assessments during a single appointment, and recording of falls after 3 and 12 months using a fall calendar.
Sponsors
Institut für Geriatrische Forschung Uniklinikum Ulm
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: CHARMI® = 6 mobile at room level without assistive devices
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients in a palliative care situation (life expectancy < 3 months based on clinical assessment by medical staff). • Patients lacking the capacity to consent (e.g., known advanced dementia). • Assessments not possible due to impaired communication skills (e.g., due to lack of language proficiency). • Inability to walk on the treadmill at habitual walking speed for 2 minutes. • Uncontrolled cardiovascular, metabolic, or psychiatric disorders. • Presence of a permanent infusion or continuous use of an oxygen device. • Body weight exceeding 135 kg. • Severe osteoporosis. • Currently existing bone fractures. • Open or chronic wounds. • Surgical interventions within the last eight weeks (including closed reduction of, e.g., joint replacements).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The objective of the PerturbAGE study is to evaluate the step-reaction tests (STT and DSTT) as short tests of the reactive step response during standing and walking on a perturbation-based treadmill. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Falls after 3 and 12 months. Descriptive analysis of the sample based on the mobility assessments. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMichael Denkinger
Institut für Geriatrische Forschung Uniklinikum Ulm
Outcome results
None listed