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Fall Prevention in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Falls represent the leading cause of hospitalization, nursing home admissions, disability and mortality for older adults with annual healthcare costs over $50 billion. Older Veterans with cognitive impairment are at an increased risk of falls and injurious fall. The purpose of this study is to test the effects of 6 weeks of a virtual tele-neurorehabilitation intervention on fall prevention, functional mobility, strength, cognition and performance of activities of daily living. Participants will be one of 28 participants in the VA Maryland Health Care System. Participation in the study is voluntary and the research will be conducted at the VA Maryland Health Care System. The entire study will take approximately 2 years to complete. Subject's participation in the study will last 3 months.
Official title: Fall Prevention in Cognitively Impaired Older Veterans Through Neurophysiological Rehabilitation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
28
Start Date
2027-06-01
Completion Date
2028-06-01
Last Updated
2026-04-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Neurophysiological Rehabilitation
Combining active observation (AO) and motor imagery (MI)
Locations (1)
Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, Maryland, United States