ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2023
Fall prevention by reactive balance training on a perturbation treadmill: is it feasible for prefrail and frail geriatric patients? A pilot study.
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- Perturbation-based balance training on treadmills for falls prevention in older adults: a review of training protocols and reporting recommendations (ProRePBT).BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of Qigong exercise on sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Validation of AI-based markerless gait event detection during perturbed walking using smartphone videos from two camera perspectives.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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- Dose-response relationship of treadmill perturbation-based balance training for improving reactive balance in older adults at risk of falling: results of the FEATURE randomized controlled pilot trial.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Impact of Reactive Balance Training on a Perturbation Treadmill on Physical Performance in Geriatric Patients:Results of a Single-Center, Assessor Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposePrefrail and frail geriatric patients are at high risk of falling. Perturbation-based balance training on a treadmill appears to be highly effective, but there are no studies in prefrail and frail geriatric hospital patients. The aim of the work is to characterize the study population in whom reactive balance training on a perturbation treadmill was feasible.
methodsThe study is recruiting patients with at least one fall event in the past year (age ≥ 70). The patients complete a minimum of 60-min treadmill training with/without perturbations on at least 4 occasions.
resultsUntil now, 80 patients (mean age 80 ± 5) took part in the study. More than half of the participants had some cognitive impairment with < 24 pts. (median MoCA 21 pts.), 35% were prefrail and 61% were frail. The drop-out rate was initially 31% and was reduced to 12% after adding a short pre-test on the treadmill.
conclusionReactive balance training on a perturbation treadmill is feasible for prefrail and frail geriatric patients. Its effectiveness in fall prevention in this population needs to be proven.
trial registrationGerman Clinical trial register (DRKS-ID: DRKS00024637 on 24.02.2021).
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