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DisabilityMOBANCT05611723

Study and Analysis of Biomechanical Parameters of Human Movement Based on Disability Indicators in Older Adults

An observational study of Disability, run by Polytechnic Institute of Porto at 1 site in Portugal.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Older adults develop modifications in the execution of movement that lead to impairments in activities of daily living performance. Accordingly, there is a need for technological advances in devices that assist older adults targeting improvements in parameters of movement performance that have the highest impact on… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Disability
What is being tested?
Exposure to disability
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 sitePortugal
Study dates
1 Jun 2022to 2 Nov 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Portuguese community-dwelling older adults

Who may be able to join

  • older adults, 60 years or over;
  • community-dwelling;
  • able to perform the tasks (gait, sit-to-stand, climb and descend stairs) independently;

Who cannot join

  • older adults who are institutionalized;
  • older adults who have established diagnosis of malignancy or terminal diseases with an anticipated survival of less than 1 year;
  • older adults who have stroke history, cerebral hemorrhage, head trauma, or Parkinson's disease;
  • older adults who have cognitive impairment, specifically Mini Mental State Examination (Portuguese version) score of 22 for 0 to 2 years of literacy, 24 for 3 to 6 years of literacy and 27 for more than 6 years of literacy (Morgado et al., 2009);
  • older adults who have rheumatic pathologies that interfere with the tasks performance;
  • older adults who have diabetic foot, lower limb fracture less than 6 weeks, or other related conditions;
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  • older adults who have unstable cardiovascular disease, liver or renal function failure;
  • older adults who have a body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2;
  • older adults who vestibular and/or audition or vision impairments non corrected that influence the performance of tasks;
  • older adults who presence of symptoms at the time of evaluation that influences the participant performance of tasks.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Portugal1 site
  • Center for Rehabilitation Research, School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

    Porto, Porto District, 4200

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About this study

Official title: Study and Analysis of Biomechanical Parameters of Human Movement Based on Disability Indicators in Older Adults Based on a Multifactorial Analysis: a Cross-sectional Study

Older adults develop modifications in the execution of movement that lead to impairments in activities of daily living performance. Accordingly, there is a need for technological advances in devices that assist older adults targeting improvements in parameters of movement performance that have the highest impact on the skills of daily living. Therefore, to gather the parameters of movement impacting daily living activities, the main goal of this study is to perform a comparative analysis of the biomechanical movement parameters between older adults with and without disability, performing the tasks: gait, sit-to-stand, timed up and go, quiet standing and climb and descend stairs.

This work was supported by theFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), [grant number 2020.05356.BD] and through R\&D Units funding [UIDB/05210/2020], Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal and the European Union.

Conditions
Disability
Being tested
Exposure to disability
Keywords
Aged, Older Adults, Aging, Disability, Disability Evaluation, Biomechanical Phenomena, Biomechanical analysis, Kinematics, Kinetics

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Exposure to disabilityOther

    Disability status assessed by functional measures

Study groups in NCT05611723
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Healthy older AdultsHealthy older Adults: older adults without disability indicators
Disability Older AdultsDisability Older Adults: older adults with disability indicators
Receives: Other: Exposure to disability

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Waveforms from full-body joint angles

    Waveforms from full-body joint angles measured in degrees (°)

    Measured: During tasks performance

  2. Waveform from full-body angular joint velocities

    Waveform from angular joint velocities measured in degrees per second (°/s)

    Measured: During tasks performance

  3. Waveform from lower limb joint moments

    Waveform from lower limb joint moments measured in Newton-meter (kgm²/s²)

    Measured: During tasks performance

  4. Waveform from total body energy

    Waveform from total body energy measured in joules (J)

    Measured: During tasks performance

  5. Waveform from full-body separate segment energy

    Waveform from body segment energy un joules (J)

    Measured: During tasks performance

  6. Waveform from lower body joint forces

    Waveform from lower body joint forces measured in Newton (N)

    Measured: During tasks performance

  7. Waveform from lower body joint power

    Waveform from lower body joint power measured in Watts

    Measured: During tasks performance

  8. Waveform from centre of mass displacement

    Waveform from centre of mass displacement in m/s

    Measured: During tasks performance

  9. Waveform from centre of pressure displacement

    Waveform from centre of pressure displacement in m/s

    Measured: During tasks performance

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Nov 2022
  2. Study start1 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Apr 2023
  4. Study completion2 Nov 2024

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05611723
Sponsor's protocol ID
CE0064C
Other IDs
2020.05356.BD, UIDB/05210/2020
Acronym
MOBA
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
6 Jul 2022
Last updated
7 Nov 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Disability, run by Polytechnic Institute of Porto at 1 site in Portugal.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Portugal. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Waveforms from full-body joint angles (time frame: During tasks performance). The study lists 9 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Nov 2024.

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