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NCT Number: NCT03898999

Relationship of de Ankle ROM With Balance and Falls in Older Adults

The ankle is an important joint to maintain a good balance within the population of the older adult. As people get older, problems appear in this joint. Many of these problems affect the correct joint range of the ankle. There is evidence to suggest that a lower range of motion in the ankle can negatively affect balance and, consequently, increase the risk of falls in the elderly. It would be interesting to assess if this relationship is true. The aim of the study will be to study if the state of the joint range of the ankle is related in some way to balance and falls in the elderly.

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Key information

Conditions

Aging Problems

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Universidad de Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Be 60 years old or older

Exclusion criteria

  • Do not sign the informed consent
  • Lower limb injury in the previous three months
  • Presenting severe pathology that affects balance or mobility

Treatment and study plan

Overall status

Other

An assessment is made of the participants measuring both the joint range of the ankle and the balance and risk of falls.

Primary outcomes

  1. Lunge Test (°)

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measure of weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion with an inclinometer.

  2. Active Ankle Range of Movement

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measure of the active range of movement of the ankle with a telescopic goniometer.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pressure Platform - Open Eyes

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measure static balance. Quantitative assess of area and speed of swing, with open eyes.

  2. Pressure Platform - Closed Eyes

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measure static balance. Quantitative assess of area and speed of swing, with closed eyes.

  3. One Leg Balance

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measure balance ability to maintain in monopodal stance, towards registering time.

  4. Timed "Up and Go" Test

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measures the functional mobility and dynamic balance, through a circuit where the subject will have to get up, walk and sit down.

  5. Functional Reach

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measure the limits of stability, calculating the distance that can move the center of gravity forward without falling.

  6. Falls Efficacy Scale-International

    Time frame: Baseline

    Is a scale that, through 16 items, describes the concern that a subject has to suffer a fall.

  7. Register of falls

    Time frame: Baseline

    The number of falls that the subject has suffered in the last year is collected.

  8. Ankle plantar flexion strength

    Time frame: Baseline

    The plantar flexion strength is measured by means of a dynamometer, is related with the risk of falls.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Valencia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Relationship of the Ankle ROM With Balance and Falls in Older Adults: Observational Study

Acronym: ANKLE_JOINT

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Apr 2, 2019
Registry last updated
Dec 9, 2019

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