Observational Study: How's Your Balance?
This observational study, called "How's Your Balance?", is looking at how balance is related to past falls and the feeling in the bottom of your feet (plantar sensation). Researchers also want to understand how foot sensation changes with age and how people describe their own balance and movement. You would answer questions about your balance and falls, have the sensation in your feet tested with monofilaments (small, flexible wires), and stand on a special plate with your eyes open and closed for a short time. The study aims to enroll 1000 adults, aged 20 and older, who can give verbal consent. The main goal is to measure your balance using dual- and single-leg standing tests during a single 20-minute session.
- Study design
- This is an observational study, meaning there are no interventions or treatments. It aims to enroll 1000 participants.
- What's involved
- You would participate in a single 20-minute session. During this session, you will answer questions, have your foot sensation tested, and perform standing balance tests.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Not specified.
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How's Your Balance?
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07412145
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.
Driven to Discover Research Facility at the Minnesota State Fair
Saint Paul, Minnesotastudy 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
- Lars Oddsson, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · RxFunction Inc.
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What this trial measures
- Dual- and Single-Leg Quiet Standing TestsAbout 4-5 minutes of a single 20-minute session
The dual- and single-leg quiet standing tests are static balance assessments used to quantify postural sway under eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions. These tests will be performed on a force plate to determine Romberg ratios. The Romberg ratio compares sway when visual input is removed to sway when visual input is available, providing an index of visual dependence and sensory contribution to upright balance.