Investigation of characteristics in visual-spatial attention function in patients with dementia and their relationship to balance function.

Investigation of characteristics in visual-spatial attention function in patients with dementia and their relationship to balance function. - Visuo-spatial attentional function and balance in people with dementia.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000054522

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-14

Start date

2024-09-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

People with dementia

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Those with a psychiatrist's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia or cerebrovascular dementia 2) Those with a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 16 or more 3) Those who are ambulatory with at least a watchful eye

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclude patients who 1) cannot understand the test instructions, 2) cannot perform the test, 3) require assistance to walk, 4) have severe concomitant paralysis, aphasia or visual impairment, or 5) are unable to walk independently due to cardiac or respiratory disease, lower limb amputation or pain.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of visuospatial attentional function (modified-Posner task) Assessment of the subjective visual vertical axis Assessment of dynamic balance function (Time up and go)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Prefrontal cortex activity during a dynamic balance task using a portable brain activity measurement device.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactJunpei Tanabe

Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University Faculty of Health Sciences

tanabe@hcu.ac.jp082-849-6883

Outcome results