Fallers, Healthy, Thalamic Pain Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Gait stability, Spatiotemporal parameters, Walking, Elderly people, Stroke, Fallers
Brief summary
A large proportion of falls in older people occurs when walking. Most studies have recently demonstrated correlation between the variations in spatiotemporal gait parameters and fall risk in elderly and in several diseases. The investigators objective is to analyse this parameters in population with gait stability disorders (post-stroke patients and fallers) to identify the most valuable and to develop/test a conglomerate stability score.
Detailed description
Temporal-spatial gait parameters will be recorded in subjects aged 65-80 years : 30 healthy people, 30 patients at least one year post-stroke, and 30 fallers while walking on an electronic walkway GAITRite® at self-selected speed.
Interventions
OTHERGait analysis
walking on an electronic walkway GAITRite® at self-selected speed
Sponsors
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. For healthy subjects * Aged 65 to 80 years (included) ; * Patient has been informed and has signed the consent form. 2. For post-stroke patients * Aged 65 to 80 years (included) ; * Stroke patients who had only one cerebrovascular accident, at least one year before inclusion ; * Able to walk without using assisting devices or ambulatory aids ; * No cardiovascular contraindication ; * No history of neurological diseases with influence on walking capacities (excepted stroke) ; * No history of vestibular or orthopaedic (lower limb) disorders ; * No amblyopia ; * Patient has been informed and has signed the consent form. 3. For fallers * Aged 65 to 80 years (included) ; * Reported 2 or more falls within 6 months prior to the beginning of the study ; * Able to walk without using assisting devices or ambulatory aids ; * No cardiovascular contraindication ; * No history of neurological diseases with influence on walking capacities ; * No history of vestibular or orthopaedic (lower limb) disorders ; * No amblyopia ; * Patient has been informed and has signed the consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GAIT parameters | at inclusion | Spatiotemporal gait parameters registered by a GAITRite walkway system, including mean and coefficient of variation for step and cycle length and time, base of support, speed, cadence, single and double support phase, stance and swing phase. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Ambulation Performance Score | at inclusion | a score which represents a quantification of patients' gait based on a selection of spatiotemporal parameters obtained at a self-selected speed. |
| Rivermead Motricity Index | at inclusion | For post-stroke patients |
| Berg Balance Scale | at inclusion | For post-stroke patients |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed