Balance Measures During Stance and Gait: Comparison of Gyroscopic Measurements of Trunk Sway

Quantified Balance Measures During Stance and Gait: Comparison of a New Micro-mechanical Gyro-system (Sensoro Von Hocoma AG) With SwayStar (Balance Int. Innov.) for Measurements of Balance Control of Healthy Controls.

To investigate whether an extended version of Valedo®Motion (termed Sensoro for brand management purposes), has the same trunk sway measures similar normal reference values of SwayStar. Offline data analysis of data obtained from Sensoro will be compared to data obtained by SwayStar, a highly accurate and widely accepted system for measuring balance control.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Healthy

Detailed Description

1. Determine a long time recording (over 60s) description of any differences in the drift and noise for the 2 systems during simultaneous recordings with the systems aligned with each other at rest.
2. Compare Sensoro trunk sway measures with those of SwayStar for a battery of 17 stance and gait tasks. The tasks to range from tasks with small velocities (standing on 2 legs eyes open, ca 0.1 deg/s or eyes closed on foam ca.10 deg/s) through tandem and gait tasks with velocities of ca 70 deg/s to the most dynamic with high velocities (rising from a chair, ca 150 deg/sec).
3. Estimate the additional value of adding trunk sway values for the yaw axis as an outcome measure of balance control.
4. Estimate the advantage of adding one or two sensors on the legs to help identify gait balance events and body posture.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 300

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: John HJ Allum, DSc; Phone Number: +41612652041; Email: john.allum@usb.ch

Study Locations

• Switzerland
  • Basel, Switzerland, 4056
    • Recruiting
    • Lab for Exp Otoneurology, University Hospital Basel
    • Contact: John HJ Allum, DSc; Phone Number: +41612652041; Email: john.allum@usb.ch

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy adults

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• self reported lack of balance problems (checked by the ability to stand on 1 leg, eyes closed, for at least 14 secs).

Exclusion Criteria:

• orthopaedic problems
• presence of diseases which cause balance problems.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Normal 1; SwayStar device used 1st, Sensoro used 2nd
Normal 2; Sensoro device used 1st, SwayStar used 2nd

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Trunk sway angular velocity and displacement stance and gait tasks.	Is trunk sway angular velocity and displacement measured with SwayStar different when measured with Sensoro for a battery of stance and gait tasks	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: John HJ Allum, DSc, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 27, 2015
• First Posted (Estimated): July 28, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 16, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 11, 2025
• Last Verified: July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Balance control; Body-mounted sensors; Balance Measures
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2015-071