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Impact of Force Control of Hip Abductor Muscles in Healthy Adults and Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

RECRUITINGSponsored by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Actively Recruiting
SponsorChang Gung Memorial Hospital
Started2023-08-01
Est. completion2029-07-31
Eligibility
Age20 Years – 85 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07568951

Summary

Both aging and Parkinson's disease (PD) negatively affect postural control and increase the risk of falls, with frontal plane balance being particularly challenging for these populations. While previous studies have mainly focused on sagittal plane balance, the contribution of hip abductor muscles remains unclear, especially regarding their force production and control abilities. Therefore, this study aims to investigate hip abductor muscle force production and force control, and to examine whether these factors are associated with postural control, gait, and balance performance in individuals across different ages and those with PD.

Eligibility

Age: 20 Years – 85 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Healthy people

Inclusion Criteria:

* 20 to 39 years (young), 40 to 59 years (young), and 60-85 years (old)
* generally in good health
* able to walk 10 m independently
* able to follow all instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

* neurologic, psychiatric, immune, integumentary, and musculoskeletal diseases or disorders which might influence this study
* any pain over the lower extremities
* uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases
* unable to provide informed consent.

PD

Inclusion Criteria:

* clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD
* Hoehn and Yahr stages 1 to 3
* stable anti-PD medications
* able to walk 10 m independently
* able to follow all instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

* psychiatric, immune, integumentary, and musculoskeletal diseases or disorders which might influence this study
* neurological conditions other than PD
* any pain over the lower extremities
* uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases
* unable to provide informed consent.

Conditions3

AgingParkinson's DiseaseParkinson's Disease (PD)

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