Perturbation Training Reduces Falls in People With Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
ConditionAlzheimer Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-90
SponsorGeorgia State University
About this trial
This study will examine the overall capacity of people with Alzheimer's disease learning fall-resistant skills from perturbation training.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Participants must be at least 65 years old;
Participants have a clinical diagnosis of probable AD;
Participants can read and understand English;
Participants must be able to walk independently at least 25 feet;
Disqualifiers
Individuals have ever experienced perturbation training;
Individuals have hypotension or uncontrolled hypertension;
Individuals exhibit osteoporosis;
Participants suffer from coexisting psychiatric disorders, or other neurological conditions, or injuries, etc.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Perturbation training
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Georgia State University
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator
Alzheimer's Association
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov