Hip Muscle Power, Lateral Balance Function, and Falls in Aging (HIPS)

NCT03731572 NA COMPLETED

Falls and their consequences are among the major problems in the medical care of older individuals. The long-term goal of this research is to develop a mechanistically based therapeutic intervention to enhance muscle power, weight-shifting capability, and lateral balance function through protective stepping to prevent falls. When human balance is challenged, protective stepping is a vital strategy for preventing a fall during activities of daily life. Many older people at risk for falls have particular difficulties with successfully stepping sideways as a protective response to loss of balance in the lateral direction. Age-related declines in lateral balance function result from neuromuscular and biomechanical limitations in hip abductor-adductor muscle power generation. This study will test whether these impairments can be improved with high-velocity hip muscle resistance power training that will be more effective than conventional resistance strength training.

Details

Lead sponsor	University of Maryland, Baltimore
Phase	NA
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	97
Start date	Mon Sep 16 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Completion	Sat Jan 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Conditions

• Accidental Falls

Interventions

• Power Training
• Strength Training

Countries

United States