Investigation of characteristics in visual-spatial attention function in patients with dementia and their relationship to balance function.

UMIN ID: UMIN000054522

Registered date:14/06/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: People with dementia
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/09/20
• Target sample size: 80
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Assessment of visuospatial attentional function (modified-Posner task) Assessment of the subjective visual vertical axis Assessment of dynamic balance function (Time up and go)
• Secondary Outcome: Prefrontal cortex activity during a dynamic balance task using a portable brain activity measurement device.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 18years-old
• Age maximum: 90years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Exclude patients who 1) cannot understand the test instructions, 2) cannot perform the test, 3) require assistance to walk, 4) have severe concomitant paralysis, aphasia or visual impairment, or 5) are unable to walk independently due to cardiac or respiratory disease, lower limb amputation or pain.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University