Validation of Japanese version of BESTest and Mini-BESTest for balance assessments

Validation of Japanese version of BESTest and Mini-BESTest for balance assessments - Validation of Japanese version of BESTest and Mini-BESTest for balance assessments

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000011762

Enrollment

Registered

2013-09-14

Start date

2013-09-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patients with balance disorders and healthy adults

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: <Patients> With a neurological or musculoskeletal condition ( cerebrovascular diseases, neuromuscular diseases, hip fracture, osteoporosis) Able to ambulate 6m without human assistance Able to follow 3-step commands Able to understand commands in BESTest or Mini-BESTest Consent to participate in this study <Healthy adults> No past history of neurological and/or musculoskeletal diseases Consent to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: With excessive fatigue or pain during the balance tasks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between Japanese version of BESTest or Mini-BESTest and other well-known balance measures (Berg Balance Scale, Activities-specific balance confidence scale and Falls Efficacy Scale International)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactEri Otaka

Eisei Hospital Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

eyokohama93@gmail.com0426-61-4108

Outcome results