Identification and prediction of fall risk in mentally retarded elderly people

Identification and prediction of fall risk in mentally retarded elderly people - Determinants of falls in mentally retarded elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30542

Enrollment

124

Registered

2007-07-25

Start date

2007-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

mental disability Mental retardation

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age > 50 years - intellectual deficit since young age - ability to understand simple task instructions - the ability to give informed consent, if necessary via the participant's caregiver

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Epilepsy - the inability to walk unasssisted - severe communicative or behavioral problems that complicate participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure is the fall incidence. The following potential risk factors for falls will be determined: - Balance and gait skills and lower extremity muscle strength - Sensory quality (vision, proprioception, hearing) - cognitive functioning (intelligence, reaction time, memory) - behavioral functioning (communication, ADL skills, social skills)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complex balance and gait skills. After a perturbation, balance and gait correcting responses will be assessed by means of instrumented measurements.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results