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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
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 weeks
Awards & highlights

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 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
1,628 Previous Clinical Trials
3,325,959 Total Patients Enrolled
6 Trials studying Metabolic Syndrome
686 Patients Enrolled for Metabolic Syndrome
University of MarylandOTHER
161 Previous Clinical Trials
302,269 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
~2 spots leftby Jun 2025
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