Measuring balance with a modified bathroom scale.

Predictive validity of a modified bathroom scale that measures balance.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON25208

Enrollment

400

Registered

2012-08-14

Start date

2012-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Elderly persons, Balance, Falls, Disability, Hospital admission.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 65 years or older; 2. Able to step onto a bathroom scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At baseline the following measurments will be conducted: 1. Weight and balance with the modified bathroom scale; 2. Falls; 3. Disability with the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS); 4. Mobility; 5. Experienced health; 6. Hospital admission. After 6 months follow-up, participants will receive the same questionnaire as they completed at baseline to measure: 1. Falls; 2. Disability with the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS); 3. Mobility; 4. Experienced health; 5. Hospital admission.	—

Measure

Time frame

At baseline the following measurments will be conducted: 1. Weight and balance with the modified bathroom scale; 2. Falls; 3. Disability with the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS); 4. Mobility; 5. Experienced health; 6. Hospital admission. After 6 months follow-up, participants will receive the same questionnaire as they completed at baseline to measure: 1. Falls; 2. Disability with the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS); 3. Mobility; 4. Experienced health; 5. Hospital admission.

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Contacts

Public ContactJoan Vermeulen

Maastricht University Department of Health Services Research

j.vermeulen@maastrichtuniversity.nl+31 (0)433 882199

Outcome results