To assess accelerations during standing and walking tasks at the outpatient clinic and to assess daily activity levels at home with tri-axial accelerometry in persons over 65 years with and without a history of falling.
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Brief title
Condition
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Synonym
Health condition
mobiliteit bij ouderen
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Short duration measurement at the outpatient clinic: Primary: acceleration at
different positions (ankle, wrist, waist and neck).
Long duration measurement at home: Primary: the time spent per day performing
activities. Secondary: the intensity of these activities.
Secondary outcome
Short duration measurement at the outpatient clinic: none
Long duration measurement at home: Secondary: the intensity of these
activities.
Background summary
Falling in the elderly is of major socio-economical importance due to the
occurrence of hip- and wrist fractures. One out of three people over the age of
65 falls at least once a year. We hypothesize that daily activity levels is
associated with falling in a curvilinear or U shaped fashion. A diminished
daily activity level is associated with falling as is extreme levels of daily
activity.
Study objective
To assess accelerations during standing and walking tasks at the outpatient
clinic and to assess daily activity levels at home with tri-axial accelerometry
in persons over 65 years with and without a history of falling.
Study design
Case control study in which assessment of accelerations in every day activities
(like standing, walking and getting out of a chair) by four tri-axial
accelerometers worn on ankle, wrist, waist and neck during the outpatient
clinic visit and assessment of daily activity level at home by two tri-axial
accelerometers worn on ankle and wrist for a duration of seven days.
Study burden and risks
Measurements at the outpatient clinic are limited to about one hour and a half.
Risks of serious side effects or complications of the measurements are regarded
to be absent.
Albinusdreef 2
2333 ZA Leiden
NL
Albinusdreef 2
2333 ZA Leiden
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Patients:
65 years or older
Non-institutionalized
fall incident in previous 6 months;Healty controls:
65 years or older
Non-institutionalized
No fall incident in previous 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Patients:
Patients who do not speak Dutch
MMSE <= 24;Controls:
Patients who do not speak Dutch
Subjects who experienced a fall in the previous six months.
MMSE <= 24
Design
Recruitment
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL22252.058.08 |