Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Investigation of Lycra Splinting Garments for Falls and Intellectual Disabilities
Brief Summary:
People with learning disabilities (LDs) experience high levels of health problems, including cerebral palsy, other problems associated with posture, movement and function, and injury (falls are the commonest cause of injury in this population, and poor balance/coordination are a contributory factor). The aim of this project is to investigate the clinical and cost effectiveness of lycra splinting garments (LSGs), worn to improve posture, movement and function, for adults (16 years and over) with LDs who fall. This project aims to investigate the clinical and cost effectiveness of LSGs to prevent future falls of adults with LDs, to inform practice and guidelines within local and national NHS adult services.
Falls and fall injury are a serious problem for people with LDs (people with LDs experience similar rates of falls as the elderly in the general population but at a younger age), whereby interventions are warranted. Labbased 3D movement analysis will be conducted with adults with LDs who fall during two visits to perform simple tasks (e.g. walking) (once prior to being provided with LSG, and once 6 weeks after wearing the LSGs at home).