Evaluation of a T-shirt "Balance" Containing Ceramic Fibers

University Hospital, Lille60 enrolled

Overview

Falls are frequent and often serious events in the elderly. The consequences of falls are often severe: traumatic (fractures, hematomas, ..) and psychological. Falls are among the top ten causes of death in this population and, for people older than 70, falls are the leading cause of accidental death. The Damart company has developed a fabric containing ceramic fibers. Clothes containing such fibers have been found to improve balance. This study aims to measure the effect of a t-shirt with a ceramic membrane ("ceramic" t-shirt) on the balance and walking compared to the effect of a "placebo" t-shirt (same weight, appearance and texture). The hypothesis is that wearing the ceramic tee-shirt significantly improves balance and walking, suggesting that it can also reduce falls - the main consequence of the balance and walking disorder.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Geriatrics

Interventions

Short sleeve t-shirt : TRICOT JERSEY VANISE DOUBLE FACE " THERMOLACTYL EVOLUTION " with ceramic fibers. A Tinetti test will be performed while wearing the T-shirt, as well as an evaluation of the equilibration on posturography platform under static conditions and an assessment of dynamic equilibrium and locomotion in motion analysis.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Presenting disturbances of balance (determined by a Tinetti test score strictly greater than 12) * Hold the balance while standing with his feet and arms along the body and walk for 3 meters without major imbalance that may cause a fall * Consent to participate in the study (a signed written consent form) * Covered by a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * A motor deficit of the lower limbs focused and characterized by neurological or orthopedic cause (for example hemiplegia after a cerebrovascular accident, limb amputation). * Inability to receive the protocol information * Inability to participate in the entire study * Absence of a social security coverage * Refusal to sign the Informed Consent form

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Variation of the Tinetti score between the two group

Variation of the Tinetti score between the group T-shirt placebo (Δ Tinetti T-shirt placebo vs Tinetti clothing patients) and the ceramic tee-shirt group (Δ Tinetti ceramic t-shirt vs Tinetti clothing patients). Scoring of the Tinetti Assessment Tool is done on a three point ordinal scale with a range of 0 to 2. A score of 0 represents the most impairment, while a score of 2 represents independence. The individual scores are then combined to form three measures; an overall gait assessment score, and overall balance assessment score, ad a combined gait and balance score.

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

variation of the posturography technique

Parameters of the static equilibrium produced by the posturography technique: the length of the balancing path (mm)

Time frame: Baseline

variation of motion analysis (the optoelectronic system (VICON®)

Parameters of the dynamic equilibrium and locomotion produced by the technique of motion analysis. Analysis of gait parameters: speed (seconde) and length (meters). these parameters will be combined to report the dynamic equilibrium and locomotion

Time frame: Baseline

Evaluation of a T-shirt "Balance" Containing Ceramic Fibers

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

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Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes