Balance Measures During Stance and Gait: Comparison of Gyroscopic Measurements of Trunk Sway

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BASEL, SWITZERLAND · Jul 27, 2015

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a new device called Sensoro, which is an extended version of Valedo®Motion. The goal is to see if Sensoro can measure trunk sway—how much your upper body moves when you're standing or walking—in the same way that a well-known system called SwayStar does. SwayStar is trusted for accurately measuring balance control, and researchers want to find out if Sensoro can provide similar results.

To be eligible for this study, participants should be healthy adults aged between 65 to 74 years or 29 to 219 years old, and they should not have any reported balance problems. This will be checked by seeing if they can stand on one leg with their eyes closed for at least 14 seconds. However, people with orthopedic issues or diseases that affect balance may not qualify. If you join the trial, you can expect to help researchers understand how well the Sensoro device works compared to the SwayStar system, contributing to better balance assessment tools in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • self reported lack of balance problems (checked by the ability to stand on 1 leg, eyes closed, for at least 14 secs).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • orthopaedic problems
• • presence of diseases which cause balance problems.