ArticleBMC geriatrics2023
Restoring walking ability in older adults with arm-in-arm gait training: study protocol for the AAGaTT randomized controlled trial.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05627453 (Helping Older People Recover Walking Abilities Through Arm-in-armg Gait Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Helping Older People Recover Walking Abilities Through Arm-in-armg Gait Training: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Effects of task-oriented training on balance, gait, and fall in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Pooled it
- Validity of Linear and Nonlinear Measures of Gait Variability to Characterize Aging Gait with a Single Lower Back Accelerometer.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of metronome walking on long-term attractor divergence and correlation structure of gait: a validation study in older people.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextFalls are a significant problem among older adults. While balance and functional exercises have been shown to be effective, it remains unclear whether regular walking has specific effects on reducing the risk of falls. RATIONALE: Older people who fall frequently have impaired gait patterns. Recent studies have suggested using interpersonal synchronization: while walking arm-in-arm, an older person synchronizes steps with a younger person to reinstate a better gait pattern. This method of gait training may reduce the risk of falls.
objectiveThe aim is to assess the efficacy of an arm-in-arm gait-training program in older people.
designThe arm-in-arm gait training trial (AAGaTT) is a single-site, open label, two-arm, randomized controlled trial.
participantsWe will enroll 66 dyads of older people and their younger "gait instructors". The older participants must be > 70 years old with adequate walking ability. They must have experienced a fall in the year prior to study entry.
interventionDyads will walk an indoor course for 30 min either side-by-side without contact (control group) or arm-in-arm while synchronizing their gait (intervention group). The gait training will be repeated three times a week for four weeks. OUTCOMES: The main outcome will be the walking speed measured in five-minute walking trials performed at baseline and at the end of each intervention week (week 1 - week 4), and at week 7. Gait quality will be assessed using accelerometers. We will also assess perceived physical activity and health using questionnaires. Finally, we will monitor fall incidence over 18 months. We will evaluate whether outcomes are more improved in the intervention group compared to the control group. In addition, interviews will be conducted to assess the perception of the gait training. EXPECTED
resultsRecent advances in the neurophysiology of motor control have shown that synchronizing gait to external cues or to a human partner can increase the efficiency of gait training. The expected benefits of arm-in-arm gait training are: reduced risk of falls, safe treatment with no adverse effects, and high adherence. This gait training program could be a low-cost intervention with positive effects on the health and well-being of seniors.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05627453. Date of registration: 11.25.2022.
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