Transfer Effects of Stationary Bicycle Perturbation Training on Older Adults' Cycling Skills
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-100
SponsorUniversity of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
About this trial
The Israeli research group of this trial has developed the Perturbation Stationary Bicycle Robotics (PerStBiRo) system that can challenge balance while sitting. With this system, unexpected perturbations can be provided under controlled and safe conditions. Within the BiPerAge-project it will be evaluated if 20 training sessions (20 minutes each) on the PerStBiRo system will lead to transfer effects on safe cycling skills of community-dwelling older adults (age 65 years and older). The ability to cycle safely will be tested prior and after the training period using a cycling course, which consists of variant tasks requiring motor and cognitive skills.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Ability and willingness to provide informed consent and accept randomization to either study arm
Ability to come to cycle course testing locations
≥3 errors in pre-test of cycle course
Disqualifiers
Severe diseases e.g. ischemic heart disease which restricts exercise, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), uncontrolled blood pressure, manifest osteoporosis or any other disease leading to increased fracture risks
A period less than one year after hip or knee replacement surgery or after fractures of the lower extremities
Amputation of a lower limb
Neurological diseases or 6-month after a stroke
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- TSBR
- PerTSBR
Treatment groups
127 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Lead sponsor
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov