Tokyo, Aug. 18 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062594) titled 'A study of the effects of light touch on standing balance in older adults' on Aug. 17.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Seijoh University
Condition:
Condition - Healthy young adults and community-dwelling older adults
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of light touch contact (LT), induced by subtle vibratory stimulation applied to the fingertip, on standing postural control in healthy young adults and community-dwelling older adults, and to characterize the brain activity as...