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Observational Study on Postural Control and Cognitive Tasks

This observational study is looking at how your brain controls balance when you're also doing visual and auditory tasks. Researchers will use Optic Flow Stimulation, where you wear a virtual reality (VR) headset that shows moving patterns, and Auditory Reaction Time, where you press buttons based on different sounds. The study aims to understand how aging and paying attention to different things affect your balance. You might be able to join if you are between 25 and 85 years old, are right-handed, and do not have certain balance, vision, or neurological conditions. The study will measure brain activity, how much you sway, and your reaction time to see how these tasks affect your balance control. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an observational study planning to enroll 72 participants. It is not a randomized trial and does not involve different phases of drug development.
What's involved
You will perform cognitive, gait, and balance tests before data collection. During the study, you will wear a VR headset and respond to sounds by pressing buttons, with measurements taken over 30 minutes.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Measurements for brain activation, postural sway, and reaction time are taken at 30 minutes, which appears to be the duration of the experimental tasks.

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NCT05117463

Postural Control During Concurrent Cognitive Tasks During Optic Flow Stimulation

UNKNOWN
Not specifiedAges 25–85Observational
Chia-Cheng Lin, PhD, PT, MSPT
~72 participants
Updated 2024-08-27 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Optic Flow StimulationAuditory Reaction Time

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Brain activation of region of interest
Measured over 30 minutes
+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Aging
Postural Balance

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolinastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Brain Sylcott, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · East Carolina University

Who to contact

Brian Sylcott, PhD
[email protected]
252-737-4652
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

must not have any vestibular, orthopedic or neurological disorders, knee or hip replacements, reports of dizziness, low visual acuity (corrective vision less than 20/40) or require the use of an assistive device for ambulation.
Right-handed

Exclusion

Healthy group: have a low fall risk profile based on current available clinical balance and gait assessment tools, such as the MiniBEST and STEADI fall risk self-assessment tool and normal cognitive status using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA \> 26/30)
Fall risk group: other medical issues rather than balance problems

What this trial measures

  • Brain activation of region of interest30 minutes

    The functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) will be used to collect the brain activity in the region of interest. The fNIRS is a non-invasive neuroimaging technology that has been used to study brain activation during dynamic conditions.

  • Postural Sway30 minutes

    A forceplate will be used to measure the postural sway during static standing conditions.

  • Reaction time30 minutes

    The auditory choice reaction time task will be used to measure the reaction time. The participant will need to push a button on right hand when hearing a lower pitch of tone and left hand when hearing a higher pitch of tone.