The Gait Training in Different Directions in Elderly Individuals

Walking ability is important because it relates to independence in daily living activities, but this ability gradually decreases with age. Impairments in walking ability cause falls in geriatric individuals. Falls are the most common cause of injury in old age and can even result in death. Daily living activities involve walking in different directions such as walking forward, backward and sideways. In geriatric individuals, walking backward shows more impairment compared to walking forward. No study examining the effect of sideways walking training in geriatric individuals has been found in the literature.

NCT Number	NCT07463924
Lead Sponsor	Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Collaborators: Pamukkale University
Conditions	Elderly
Enrollment	41 participants
Start Date	2023-09-29
Primary Completion	2024-06-13 (estimated)
Study Completion	2024-06-13 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-16