A Study of Visual Attention Training to Improve Balance and Mobility

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02030743

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-08

Start date

2014-02-28

Completion date

2015-08-31

Last updated

2019-04-16

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Conditions

Accidental Falls

Keywords

Falls, Older adults, Balance, Mobility, Visual attention

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if training visual attention improves balance and mobility, and reduces falls in older adults.

Detailed description

Visual training in visual attention is compared with activity as usual.

Interventions

OTHERVisual training

6 training sessions with computerised visual attention paradigm

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy older adults * Visual acuity 6/12 or better * able to speak English

Exclusion criteria

* No known dementia or cognitive impairment * not dependent on a walker or cane

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Balance on force plate platform	after 4 weeks	Standard deviation of the medial lateral (ML) and anterior posterior (AP) center of pressure, ML and AP CoP maximum sway, ML and AP CoP range in each direction (range = maximum excursion - minimum excursion) and the cumulative path length in cms

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Mini-BESTest (Balance evaluation)	after 4 weeks	14 short balance tests divided under four domains of balance control; 1) anticipatory body control, 2) reactive postural control, 3) sensory orientation and 4) balance during dynamic gait

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
One Legged Stance Test	after 4 weeks	The duration participant is able to maintain their balance on one leg up to 30 seconds is recorded
Sit to Stand test	after 4 weeks	Participant is timed for 5 sit to stands
Timed Up and Go test	after 4 weeks	the TUG alone and the TUG with a cognitive task (TUGco)
5 Metre Walking test	after 4 weeks	Time taken to walk 5m in a straight line with no obstacles.

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026