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Balance exercise for Metabolic Syndrome

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Lindsay A Zilliox, MD

Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 12 weeks

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Study Summary

This trial will test if a balance exercise program can help people with obesity and neuropathy, reducing their risk of falls.

Eligible Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome
Autonomic Neuropathy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 12 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~12 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Four Square Step Test (FSST)

Secondary outcome measures

Dynamic Gait Index (DGI)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Balance exercise programExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will attend weekly group training sessions and will keep an exercise log of home activity during a three month exercise program designed to improve balance. Balance exercises will be performed three times per week in a home-based training program.

Group II: standard careActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will meet in person on a weekly basis for a general education class regarding health and fall prevention but will not participate in an exercise class.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Balance exercise

2017

N/A

~150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor

1,609 Previous Clinical Trials

3,306,583 Total Patients Enrolled

6 Trials studying Metabolic Syndrome

686 Patients Enrolled for Metabolic Syndrome

University of MarylandOTHER

160 Previous Clinical Trials

302,263 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Metabolic Syndrome

46 Patients Enrolled for Metabolic Syndrome

Lindsay A Zilliox, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBaltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who meets the qualifying criteria to participate in this research?

"This study is searching for 20 individuals between the ages of 45 and 75 with metabolic syndrome to partake in a balance exercise program. To be considered, candidates must not have any other factors that could cause neuropathy-related issues, as well as being willing to accept their assigned intervention group. Furthermore they should show an aptitude to participate without close supervision or monitoring."

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Is this trial presently recruiting participants?

"This trial, which was originally posted on the 2nd of January 2017 and last updated August 16th 2022 is no longer attempting to recruit participants. Fortunately, there are 1471 other studies actively looking for patients at this moment in time."

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