Self-initiated Perturbation-based Training in Older Adults
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Healthy Subjects (HS)
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 60 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 48 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Other
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About This Trial
This is a single-blinded study. Participants will be randomly assigned to self-initiated perturbation-based balance training (SePBT) group or control (conventional balance training) group. Kinematic and Kinetic changes following SePBT group compared to control will be investigated.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Community-dwelling adults aged 60 years old or older
* Able to communicate effectively in Cantonese or Mandarin
* Able to walk independently on level ground for at least 30 minutes
* Abbreviated Mental Test (Hong Kong version) scores≥6
* Have fallen in the preceding year, have…
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