Plantar Sensation, Balance, Risk of Falling and Gait in Patients With Schizophrenia

March 22, 2018 updated by: Caner Karartı, Hacettepe University

Investigation of the Relationship Between Plantar Sensation, Balance, Risk of Falling and Gait in Patients With Schizophrenia

Cerebellar vermis anomalies are present in schizophrenic individuals. This condition leads to postural balance problems. Foot and ankle complex have a special role for maintaining balance. However, there is no study about this topic in schizophrenic individuals.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

64

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Kırşehir, Turkey
        • Ahi Evran University
    • Kirşehi̇r
      • Kırşehir, Kirşehi̇r, Turkey
        • Ahi Evran University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diagnose of schizophrenia according to DSM-5
  • being an individual in remission against the risk of having an attack
  • individuals who use the same psychotropic drugs for at least 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with physical and neurological comorbidities

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Single Group Correlation
Correlation between these topics.
correlation between Plantar Sensation, Balance, Risk of Falling and Gait in Patients With Schizophrenia

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament test
Time Frame: 1 year
Plantar sensation
1 year
Berg Balance Scale
Time Frame: 1 year
Balance
1 year
Tinetti Fall Risk Scale
Time Frame: 1 year
Risk of Falling
1 year
Spinal Mouse
Time Frame: 1 year
Spinal flexibility for balance
1 year
Walk a Line Battery
Time Frame: 1 year
Gait
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 20, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 15, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

March 15, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 15, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

March 26, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 26, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2018

Last Verified

March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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