44
Participants
Start Date
September 1, 2023
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2025
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2026
4-week Perturbation-based balance training
Participants will be asked to walk over a six by two meters computer-controlled movable platform at a self-selected speed. Slip-like perturbations will be induced by the device software that moves the platform 12 inches forward at 0.46 m/s with an acceleration of 9.4 m/s2. Participants will be secured in a safety harness which will be attached to the overhead arch of the platform. Participants will be asked to go to the experimental study cite 11 times. A baseline screening, 8 training sessions, a post-training screening, and a 2 months folow up screening
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
NMES will be applied on tibialis anterior and quadriceps muscles during perturbation-based balance training.
RECRUITING
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
OTHER
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
OTHER