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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 juli 2026 bijgewerkt door: 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.

Studie Overzicht

Toestand

Werving

Conditie

Interventie / Behandeling

Studietype

Observationeel

Inschrijving (Geschat)

55

Contacten en locaties

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Studiecontact

Studie Contact Back-up

Studie Locaties

  • Taiwan
    • Taipei
      • Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 112
        • Werving
        • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology
        • Contact:
          • Po-Yin Chen, Assistant Professor, PhD
          • Telefoonnummer: 67166 +886-2-2826-7000
          • E-mail: poyin1128@nycu.edu.tw
        • Contact:

Deelname Criteria

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Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

  • Volwassen
  • Oudere volwassene

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Ja

Bemonsteringsmethode

Niet-waarschijnlijkheidssteekproef

Studie Bevolking

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.

Beschrijving

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.

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

Cohorten en interventies

Groep / Cohort
Interventie / Behandeling
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.
Apparaat: 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.
Ander: 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.

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Gait speed
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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 (%)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)

Secundaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Taiwan version score (0-30points)
Tijdsspanne: Baseline laboratory assessment
Total score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Taiwan version, representing global cognitive function.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Path tracing completion time (s)
Tijdsspanne: Baseline laboratory assessment
Time required to complete the Color Trails Test-1 task.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Stroop test score (count as PR1-99%)
Tijdsspanne: Baseline laboratory assessment
Score of Stroop-type task, indicating inhibitory control and selective attention.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Working memory completion time (s)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: Baseline laboratory assessment
Number of correct responses in the mental rotation task, reflecting visuospatial processing ability.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Mental rotation completion time (s)
Tijdsspanne: Baseline laboratory assessment
Time required to complete the mental rotation task.
Baseline laboratory assessment
Activities-specific Balance Confidence score (0-100 points)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: Baseline laboratory assessment
Combined score of balance and gait subscales in the Tinetti assessment; lower scores indicate higher overall fall risk.
Baseline laboratory assessment

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

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Sponsor

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Onderzoekers

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

Studie record data

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Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Werkelijk)

10 februari 2025

Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)

31 juli 2026

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

11 maart 2027

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

8 juli 2026

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

26 juli 2026

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

29 juli 2026

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

29 juli 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

26 juli 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 juni 2026

Meer informatie

Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie

Aanvullende relevante MeSH-voorwaarden

Andere studie-ID-nummers

  • NYCU114022AF

Plan Individuele Deelnemersgegevens (IPD)

Bent u van plan om gegevens van individuele deelnemers (IPD) te delen?

JA

Beschrijving IPD-plan

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.

IPD-tijdsbestek voor delen

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.

IPD-toegangscriteria voor delen

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.

IPD delen Ondersteunend informatietype

  • LEERPROTOCOOL
  • SAP
  • ANALYTIC_CODE

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Bestudeert een door de Amerikaanse FDA gereguleerd geneesmiddel

Nee

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Nee

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