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NCT Number: NCT04389255

Developing a Balance Assessment System

To develop a balance device that will work with the inertia sensor to quantitatively assess the balance of individuals and investigate the validity and reliability of the balance data of the device.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy People Assessment

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

In this study, we aim to develop a balance assessment system that will measure the balance quantitatively. For this balance assessment system, a balance board will be developed that will work with inertial sensors and detect the oscillations of the individual trying to stand on balance. The validity and reliability of the balance score determined by the analysis of the oscillation data of this balance board will be investigated.

Our hypothesis is that the correlation between the balance score revealed by the newly developed evaluation system and the results of clinical and instrumental balance assessment methods will be significant. For this, one commonly used clinic and one instrumental balance assessment method will be used. Star Excursion Balance Test as a clinical balance assessment method and Balance Master device (BMc) as an instrumental balance assessment method were evaluated. Limits of Stability Test (LOS) and Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction in Balance (mCTSIB) were used in the BMc.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 18 - 25
  • No neurological or orthopedic diagnosis to affect balance
  • Lack of vision and hearing defects that will affect the tests

Exclusion criteria

  • Existence of refraction problem, visual problem
  • Failure to complete the specified tests
  • Participant's failure to comply with the study plan

Treatment and study plan

Star Excursion Balance Test

Other

The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is a dynamic test that requires strength, flexibility, and proprioception. It is a measure of dynamic balance that provides a significant challenge to athletes and physically active individuals. The test can be used to assess physical performance, but can also be used to screen deficits in dynamic postural control due to musculoskeletal injuries (e.g. chronic ankle instability), to identify athletes at greater risk for lower extremity injury, as well as during the rehabilitation of orthopeadic injuries in healthy active adults.[

Balance Master device

Device

The Balance Master (Neurocom International, Inc Clackamas,) device is a computerized posturography device. The device consists of a fixed support surface consisting of a force table and individuals, a variety of ground elements and a computer screen that will provide visual feedback and conduct test protocols. Posturography tests a person's ability to integrate visual, vestibular and somatosensory inputs and suppress inappropriate sensory information. Thus, it can quantitatively score the person's balance and examine balance problems in detail with the tests it contains. There are various protocols that evaluate balance differently in Balance Master (BMc). Limits of Stability Test (LOS) and Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction in Balance (mCTSIB) were used in the BMc.

Primary outcomes

  1. Newly Developed Balance Assessment System

    Time frame: Day 0

    The newly developed balance evaluation system includes an Arduino based circuit board and an inertial measurement unit consisting of a combination of 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope.

  2. Newly Developed Balance Assessment System

    Time frame: Day 7

    The newly developed balance evaluation system includes an Arduino based circuit board and an inertial measurement unit consisting of a combination of 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Star Excursion Balance Test

    Time frame: Day 0

    The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is a dynamic test that requires strength, flexibility, and proprioception.

  2. Balance Master device

    Time frame: Day 0

    The Balance Master (Neurocom International, Inc Clackamas,) device is a computerized posturography device.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Marmara University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Developing a Balance Assessment System With Inertial Sensors and Investigating Validity and Reliability

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 15, 2020
Registry last updated
May 15, 2020

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