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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2019

Can older adults' balance and mobility improve with visual attention training?

Mohammed M Althomali, Lori Ann Vallis, Susan J Leat

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02030743 (A Study of Visual Attention Training to Improve Balance and Mobility), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT02030743 nacompletednot on this map

A Study of Visual Attention Training to Improve Balance and Mobility

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of WaterlooRan2014 to 2015Enrolled30ConditionsAccidental FallsArmsVisual training
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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mohammed M AlthomaliSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada. Mohammed.althomali@uwaterloo.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-4901
Lori Ann VallisDepartment of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Susan J LeatSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe hypothesize that training older adults with a structured visual attention task will result in improved balance and mobility, potentially reducing their risk for falls.

methodsHealthy older adults aged 70 + took part in the study (mean age 80.3 ± 6 years). In this randomised control trial (NCT02030743), 15 participants were randomly assigned to a visual attention training group and 15 to a control group. Visual attention training was undertaken twice a week (45 min sessions) for 3 weeks (= six sessions) using versions of a selective attention useful field of view test and attended field of view test. The outcome measures were postural sway using a force plate, the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test, the One-Legged Stance test, the 5 Meter Walking test, the Sit to Stand test, the Timed Up and Go test without and with a concurrent cognitive task.

resultsThere was a greater improvement in visual attention after training in the intervention group compared to the control group (p < 0.01). However, a mixed ANOVA (2× groups, 2× visit) showed no main effect of visit or group or any interaction for any of the force plate parameters. T tests of the changes over time between the intervention group and the control groups for the other balance and mobility assessment tools showed no improvement after the visual attention training.

conclusionIt was found that there was no improvement in either mobility or balance after the visual attention training and no difference between the intervention and the control groups.

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AttentionPostural BalanceVisual PerceptionWalkingAgedFemaleHumansMalePhysical Conditioning, HumanPsychomotor PerformanceAgeingBalanceFallsMobilityVisual attention

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PMID31055677

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