Neurophysiological Changes After Perturbation-based Training in Older Adults

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

88

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 18, 2024

Primary Completion Date

October 14, 2025

Study Completion Date

October 14, 2026

Conditions
FallingCommunity Dwelling Older AdultsPostural StabilityBrain ConnectivityBrain Structure
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Perturbation-based balance training (PBT)

It will be a two-session training with each session lasting for approximately an hour. Perturbations will be induced during treadmill walking. Participants will be instructed to recover their balance and continue walking after the perturbations.

BEHAVIORAL

Walking exercise (control)

It will be a two-session training with each session lasting for approximately an hour. The same training duration and format will be used as the PBT group, except that no perturbations will be induced during the treadmill walking.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

RECRUITING

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

All Listed Sponsors
lead

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER