Balance Measures During Stance and Gait: Comparison of Gyroscopic Measurements of Trunk Sway
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Healthy. Basic parameters: 18 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
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Official title
Quantified Balance Measures During Stance and Gait: Comparison of a New Micro-mechanical Gyro-system (Sensoro Von Hocoma AG) With SwayStar (Balance Int. Innov.) for Measurements of Balance Control of Healthy Controls.
Overview
To investigate whether an extended version of Valedo®Motion (termed Sensoro for brand management purposes), has the same trunk sway measures similar normal reference values of SwayStar. Offline data analysis of data obtained from Sensoro will be compared to data obtained by SwayStar, a highly accurate and widely accepted system for measuring balance control.
Detailed description
1. Determine a long time recording (over 60s) description of any differences in the drift and noise for the 2 systems during simultaneous recordings with the systems aligned with each other at rest. 2. Compare Sensoro trunk sway measures with those of SwayStar for a battery of 17 stance and gait tasks. The tasks to range from tasks with small velocities (standing on 2 legs eyes open, ca 0.1 deg/s or eyes closed on foam ca.10 deg/s) through tandem and gait tasks with velocities of ca 70 deg/s to the most dynamic with high velocities (rising from a chair, ca 150 deg/sec). 3. Estimate the additional value of adding trunk sway values for the yaw axis as an outcome measure of balance control. 4. Estimate the advantage of adding one or two sensors on the legs to help identify gait balance events and body posture.
Primary outcome measures
- Trunk sway angular velocity and displacement stance and gait tasks. [Time frame: 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- self reported lack of balance problems (checked by the ability to stand on 1 leg, eyes closed, for at least 14 secs).
Exclusion criteria
- orthopaedic problems
- presence of diseases which cause balance problems.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Switzerland · 1 center
- Lab for Exp Otoneurology, University Hospital Basel — Basel
Identifiers
NCT: NCT02509455 · 2015-071