The clinical trial to evaluate the effect of playful cognitive-motor mobility training to prevent of falls in seniors
University Hospital, Caen is recruiting patients for the clinical trial of Effect of Playful Cognitive-motor Mobility Training on Balance, Gait and Cognition and on the Prevention of Falls in Seniors (GATE).
Falls in the elderly are the cause of considerable morbidity and mortality and constitute a public health problem with more than 9000 deaths in France among the over 65s following an accidental fall. Many scientific data suggest that regular physical activity has significant and long-lasting beneficial effects on the health of the elderly and is associated with better functional status, a lower risk of falls and improved cognitive functions. However, the attraction to physical activity fades over the years and the reasons mentioned by the elderly for a low practice of physical activity are multiple, the main one being the worsening of their state of health.
The objective of this study is therefore to evaluate the impact of playful, motivating mobility training, stimulating both mobility and cognition, for 8 weeks, on the balance and mobility of elderly people in EHPAD, in particular in conditions of dual-task well known to be at high risk of falling, as well as on the prevention of falls.
The researchers plan that January 26, 2021 will be the study start date. The indicative completion of the clinical trial will be expected in January 26, 2024.
Among primary outcome measures are the Timed Up and Go (TUG).
The study will take place at the Caen University Hospital, Caen, France.
The page dedicated to this clinical trial can be found here: https://ichgcp.net/clinical-trials-registry/NCT05422495 or https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05422495.
