Assessing Balance Changes Following an Exercise Program Among Middle-Aged Adults
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 45 - 64 |
| Updated: | 10/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | October 31, 2016 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2019 |
| Contact: | Gurinder Bains, PhD |
| Email: | gbains@llu.edu |
| Phone: | 909-558-7274 |
This graduate student research study has two purposes; the first purpose is to examine the
criterion validity of the Y Balance Test (YBT) with the Limits of Stability Test (LOS) in
healthy middle-aged adults. The second purpose is to examine balance changes using the YBT
following a home-based exercise program.
criterion validity of the Y Balance Test (YBT) with the Limits of Stability Test (LOS) in
healthy middle-aged adults. The second purpose is to examine balance changes using the YBT
following a home-based exercise program.
4. "Subjects will be healthy female or male middle-aged adults who are able to walk and move
independently.
5. "Subjects will be between 45 and 64 years of age." 6. "In total, subject participation
will last approximately eight weeks. Visit 1 (baseline): 90 minutes, visit 2 (week 4): 30
minutes, and visit 3 (week 8): 60 minutes.
7. "Subjects will be recruited by distributing flyers in the Loma Linda Community, sending
emails to school staff, students, and faculty, and word of mouth.
8. "Consent will take place at Loma Linda University, Nichol Hall rooms A620 -A640 by
investigators." 9. If Multi-center: N/A 10. If Single center or investigator-initiated: "70
subjects will participate in the study."
independently.
5. "Subjects will be between 45 and 64 years of age." 6. "In total, subject participation
will last approximately eight weeks. Visit 1 (baseline): 90 minutes, visit 2 (week 4): 30
minutes, and visit 3 (week 8): 60 minutes.
7. "Subjects will be recruited by distributing flyers in the Loma Linda Community, sending
emails to school staff, students, and faculty, and word of mouth.
8. "Consent will take place at Loma Linda University, Nichol Hall rooms A620 -A640 by
investigators." 9. If Multi-center: N/A 10. If Single center or investigator-initiated: "70
subjects will participate in the study."
Inclusion Criteria:• Healthy adults.
- Age range: 45-64 years.
- Able to walk and move independently
Exclusion Criteria:• Dizziness, visual or neurological disorders that prevent the ability
to complete the testing protocol.
- Lower limb injury in the last 3 months.
- Lower limb surgery in the last 6 months.
- Current involvement in a rehabilitation program.
We found this trial at
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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California 92354
Loma Linda, California 92354
(909) 558-4000
Phone: 909-558-7274
Loma Linda University Loma Linda University (LLU) is a Seventh-day Adventist educational health-sciences institution with...
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