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Vestibular Balance-Cognition Dual-Task Digital System: Development of a Smart Rehabilitation Platform for the Elderly and Prediction of Balance Function Risks

26 luglio 2026 aggiornato da: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
This study is being done to better understand how vestibular problems and thinking abilities (such as attention and mental flexibility) are related in older adults, and how doing a balance task and a thinking task at the same time affects their performance. Older adults will first complete questionnaires and simple paper-and-pencil tests of attention, memory, and mental rotation while seated. They will then perform standing balance tasks on a portable force platform under different conditions (eyes open, eyes closed, standing on a foam surface) and will repeat some of the thinking tasks at the same time. Next, participants will walk on a treadmill while wearing small motion sensors, both with and without added thinking tasks such as serial subtraction and digit reordering. The total testing time is about 90 minutes. Two groups will be included: healthy older adults and older adults who have had dizziness or falls in the past two years. By comparing these groups, the study aims to provide a basis for designing future dual-task assessment and training programs to reduce balance problems and falls in older adults.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Tipo di studio

Osservativo

Iscrizione (Stimato)

55

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

Backup dei contatti dello studio

Luoghi di studio

  • Taiwan
    • Taipei
      • Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 112
        • Reclutamento
        • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology
        • Contatto:
          • Po-Yin Chen, Assistant Professor, PhD
          • Numero di telefono: 67166 +886-2-2826-7000
          • Email: poyin1128@nycu.edu.tw
        • Contatto:

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Adulto
  • Adulto più anziano

Accetta volontari sani

Sì

Metodo di campionamento

Campione non probabilistico

Popolazione di studio

Community-dwelling older adults aged 55 years and older without severe neurological, sensory, or musculoskeletal conditions, who can walk at least 30 meters independently or with a walking aid, communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and safely participate in weekly moderate-intensity exercise sessions.

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Community-dwelling adults aged 55 years or older.
  2. Able to walk at least 30 meters independently or with the use of a walking aid.
  3. Able to understand the study procedures and communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
  4. Adequate corrected vision to go out independently.
  5. Able to participate in 45-minute sessions of moderate-intensity exercise once per week.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Severe central or peripheral neurological diseases.
  2. Blindness or deafness.
  3. Inability to communicate verbally or to understand simple instructions.
  4. Current fractures or major joint injuries.

Piano di studio

Questa sezione fornisce i dettagli del piano di studio, compreso il modo in cui lo studio è progettato e ciò che lo studio sta misurando.

Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

Coorti e interventi

Gruppo / Coorte
Intervento / Trattamento
Healthy Older Adults
Community-dwelling older adults aged 55 years and older who are able to walk at least 30 meters independently or with a walking aid, can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, have adequate corrected vision to go out independently, and can participate in 45-minute sessions of moderate-intensity exercise once per week. Individuals with severe central or peripheral neurological diseases, blindness or deafness, inability to communicate verbally or understand instructions, or current fractures or major joint injuries will be excluded.
Dispositivo: Instrumented balance and gait assessment using wearable inertial sensors
Participants undergo a series of static and dynamic balance and gait assessments in a motion analysis laboratory while wearing body-segment inertial measurement units (IMUs). The sensors provide real-time signals for interaction with the evaluation system during single-task and dual-task standing and walking tests.
Altro: Questionnaires and paper-based cognitive tests
Participants complete a battery of self-report questionnaires and paper-based cognitive tests after explanation by a physical therapist. Instruments include dizziness and balance scales, the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, and cognitive tests such as the WAIS-III Taiwan Digit Odd-Even Sequencing Test, Taiwan Stroop Word-Color Test, path judgment tasks, and mental rotation tasks. Questionnaires are administered verbally and responses recorded in writing.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Gait speed
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Average forward velocity of whole-body progression during walking, calculated as total distance divided by time.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Stride length (m)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Linear distance between two consecutive initial contacts of the same foot.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Step width (m)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Mediolateral distance between consecutive foot placements, representing base of support during gait.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Cadence (steps/min)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Number of steps taken per minute during walking.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Step-to-step variability (%)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Variability of consecutive steps, typically quantified as the coefficient of variation of stride time or step length.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Trunk angular velocity (degrees/s)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Rate of change in trunk segment orientation over time, derived from rotational kinematics.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Trunk angular displacement (degrees)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Magnitude of trunk segment rotation relative to a reference orientation.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Center-of-mass displacement (m)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Spatial excursion of the body's center of mass, typically analyzed in anterior-posterior and mediolateral directions during standing.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Response time (s or ms)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)
Time elapsed between stimulus onset and initiation of a motor response.
Baseline laboratory assessment (single visit in year 1)

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Taiwan version score (0-30points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Total score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Taiwan version, representing global cognitive function.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Path tracing completion time (s)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Time required to complete the Color Trails Test-1 task.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Stroop test score (count as PR1-99%)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Score of Stroop-type task, indicating inhibitory control and selective attention.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Working memory completion time (s)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Time required to complete the Color Trails Test-2 task.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Mental rotation accuracy (number of correct responses)(0-16)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Number of correct responses in the mental rotation task, reflecting visuospatial processing ability.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Mental rotation completion time (s)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Time required to complete the mental rotation task.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Activities-specific Balance Confidence score (0-100 points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Total score on the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, reflecting perceived balance confidence during daily activities; higher scores indicate greater confidence.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Dizziness Handicap Inventory score (0-100points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Total score on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), representing self-perceived handicap due to dizziness; higher scores indicate greater disability.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety score (0-21 points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Subscale score of the HADS assessing anxiety symptoms; higher scores indicate greater anxiety.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression score (0-21 points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Subscale score of the HADS assessing depressive symptoms; higher scores indicate greater depression.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale score ( 0-90points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Self-reported severity of visually induced dizziness measured using a visual analogue scale; higher scores indicate greater symptom severity.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Dynamic Gait Index score (0-24 points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Total score on the Dynamic Gait Index, based on performance across eight functional gait tasks; lower scores indicate poorer gait performance and increased fall risk.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Tinetti total score (0-28 points)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline laboratory assessment
Combined score of balance and gait subscales in the Tinetti assessment; lower scores indicate higher overall fall risk.
Baseline laboratory assessment

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Po-Yin Chen, PhD, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Effettivo)

10 febbraio 2025

Completamento primario (Stimato)

31 luglio 2026

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

11 marzo 2027

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

8 luglio 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

26 luglio 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

29 luglio 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

29 luglio 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

26 luglio 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 giugno 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Termini MeSH pertinenti aggiuntivi

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • NYCU114022AF

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

SÌ

Descrizione del piano IPD

De-identified individual participant data (IPD) will be shared for research purposes. The data set will include key demographic variables, vestibular-related cognitive test scores, instrumented balance and gait parameters from wearable inertial sensors, static balance metrics, and questionnaire/scale scores (e.g., ABC, DHI, VVAS, HADS, DGI, Tinetti, MoCA-TW), with all direct identifiers removed. A detailed data dictionary and description of derived variables will be provided to support secondary analyses.

Periodo di condivisione IPD

IPD will be made available within 12 months after publication of the primary results manuscript and will remain accessible for at least 5 years thereafter.

Criteri di accesso alla condivisione IPD

De-identified IPD will be shared with qualified researchers from academic or healthcare institutions for non-commercial research on vestibular, balance, gait, cognitive, or related geriatric health topics. Investigators must submit a brief proposal specifying objectives, planned analyses, and ethical approvals. Proposals will be reviewed by the study team, and, if approved, data will be provided via secure transfer following execution of a data use agreement that requires protection of confidentiality, prohibits re-identification, and mandates appropriate citation of the original trial in all publications.

Tipo di informazioni di supporto alla condivisione IPD

  • STUDIO_PROTOCOLLO
  • LINFA
  • CODICE_ANALITICO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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