Study of Improving Gait Parameters When Using a Cane in Light Touch Condition in Elderly People With and Without Walking Difficulties

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02899845

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-14

Start date

2015-11-30

Completion date

2017-11-30

Last updated

2016-09-14

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Conditions

Disorders of Balance

Brief summary

This project aims to study the effect of haptic sensory information delivered at the hand using a cane in light touch or light support condition on postural stability and spatial and temporal gait parameters of elderly subjects with and without walking difficulties

Interventions

OTHERpostural task

OTHERwalk task

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

75 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* presence of gait disturbance or balance disorders defined by a geriatric assessment and / or a walking speed test

Exclusion criteria

* presence of acute problems or central or peripheral neurological severe sequelae * occurrence of a recent fracture of the lower limbs or spinal fracture * cognitive disorders * presence of comorbidities: blindness, heart or severe respiratory failure, disabling osteoarthritis of the hands or legs, severe malnutrition, muscle atrophy, untreated orthostatic hypotension * patients using a cane to a mechanical support

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
number of use of the cane	12 mois

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactKatja MAGALON, MD

katja.magalon@ap-hm.fr

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026