Trip-hazards

Intervention

1 paper2 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: Australian Research Council
  • Humans1

Outcomes

2

Margin of stability

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Trip-hazards increase margin of stability in humans (p < .05).

    “Following trailing foot contacting trip-hazards, participants compensated effectively by increasing MoS”

    Human trialtrailing foot contactn = 46

    Avoiding trip- and slip-hazards in suburban footpaths by older adults: an immersive virtual reality experiment

    The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences18 Feb 2026

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Hazard contact rate

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Trip-hazards increase hazard contact rate in humans (63.1% vs 22.2%, p < .001).

    “Participants contacted more trip-hazards (63.1%) than slip-hazards (22.2%; p <.001).”

    Human trialvirtual suburban footpathn = 46

    Avoiding trip- and slip-hazards in suburban footpaths by older adults: an immersive virtual reality experiment

    The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences18 Feb 2026

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