An interventional study of Gait accelerometry and balance accelerometry in Dementia, Gait and Balance, sponsored by University Ghent. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-12-18.
Sponsored by University Ghent · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate changes in gait, balance, fine motor function, and muscle tone, and (2) to find out if there is a correlation between muscle tone/presence of paratonia and motor function (gross and fine) in mild and moderate dementia.Three groups of participants were included in the study: healthy elderly (n=60), participants with mild dementia (n=31) and participants with moderate dementia (n=31). Measurements of fine motor function, balance, gait, presence of paratonia and muscle tone measurements were performed.
Exclusion Criteria:
Healthy controls, i.e. older adults without cognitive impairment
Other: Gait accelerometry · Other: balance accelerometry · Other: Fine motor skill test · Diagnostic Test: Paratonia Assessment Instrument (PAI) · Other: myotonometric measurement of muscle tone
older adults with mild dementia
Other: Gait accelerometry · Other: balance accelerometry · Other: Fine motor skill test · Diagnostic Test: Paratonia Assessment Instrument (PAI) · Other: myotonometric measurement of muscle tone
older adults with moderate dementia
Other: Gait accelerometry · Other: balance accelerometry · Other: Fine motor skill test · Other: myotonometric measurement of muscle tone
accelerometric assessment of gait (Dynaport Hybrid): 7m walk in 3 conditions (normal pace, fast, double task)
accelerometric assessment of balance (Dynaport Hybrid) during 10 seconds trial in 3 conditions (side-by-side, semitandem, tandem)
assessment of fine motor skills with Purdue Pegboard, with dominant hand, non-dominant hand and bimanual
diagnosis of paratonia based on passive movement of the four limbs
MyotonPRO measurement of muscle tone
walking speed
gait speed parameter
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
step regularity
gait parameter representing regularity, autocorrelation (method Moe-Nilssen 2004), value between 0 and 1, with 1 representing perfect regularity
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
mediolateral jerk
balance smoothness and coordination, lower jerk values correspond with better smoothness of balance
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
anteroposterior jerk
balance smoothness and coordination, lower jerk values correspond with better smoothness of balance
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
Fine motor function
score on the Purdue pegboard test, maximal amount of (pairs of) pegs placed in 30 seconds (max. 25)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
presence of paratonia
Paratonia Assessment Instrument, resistance against passive movements of the four limbs is evaluated (Hobbelen 2008)
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
MyotonPRO measurement of muscle tone
MyotonPRO measurement
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
MyotonPRO measurement of elasticity
MyotonPRO measurement
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
MyotonPRO measurement of mechanical stiffness
MyotonPRO measurement
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years
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