Contribution of Peripheral Vision in the Risk of Falls in the Elderly

This study is a controlled, open-label biomedical research project in cognitive neuroscience designed to examine the results (postural stability, error rates, and spatiotemporal parameters of eye movements and head movements) of three tests assessing visuospatial functions (active object search, simple exploration, and a control condition with fixation on a stationary point) in two groups of subjects:

• a group of patients with a history of falls
• a control group of patients matched for age (±5 years) and sex who had not fallen recently.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Fall

• Study Type: Observational

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will be conducted on two groups of patients over the age of 70: one group with a history of one or more falls within the past year, and the other group with no history of falls during that same period. The two groups will be matched for age (±5 years) and gender.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• men or women
• who have fallen one or more times in the past 12 months
• aged 70 or older
• independent in activities of daily living (ADL ≥ 5.5/6, with occasional urinary incontinence)
• who speak French
• who are covered by Social Security
• who have provided informed consent and signed the consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• who have not fallen in the past year
• aged 70 or older
• independent in activities of daily living (ADL = 6/6)
• French-speaking
• covered by Social Security
• who have provided informed consent and signed the consent form

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
peripheral vision	Maximum range of mediolateral head movement under different visual conditions.	characterize postural instability based on the difficulty of the visual task at baseline.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: François Puisieux, MD, PhD, University Hospital, Lille

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 14, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 20, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): May 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 27, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 20, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2013_52; 2014-A00502-45 (Other Identifier: ID-RCB number, ANSM)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED