Recruiting
Perturbation Training Reduces Falls in People With Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
About this study
This study will examine the overall capacity of people with Alzheimer's disease learning fall-resistant skills from perturbation training.
- Condition
- Alzheimer Disease
- Tested
- Perturbation training
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Who can join
- Age
- 65 to 90 years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 9
- Minimum age: 65 years
- Maximum age: 90 years
- Study condition: Alzheimer Disease
- 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;
- Participants must be able to stand independently for at least 30 seconds;
- Participants must have a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 11-21 or Mini Mental Status Examination score between 18 and 23.
Exclusion 4
- 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.
Where
1 site, 1 recruiting
Reminiscent
Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Contact
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Feng Yang, PhD
404-413-8357 fyang@gsu.edu
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.