sability study of a new walking aid prototype, the ROLL-WALKERS®
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- safety and usability while walking with a new walking device for the elderly
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
Adult inhabitants of a retirement home with impaired mobility. Walk for at least 3 months with a wheeled walker. Between 150 and 185 cm tall, less or equal than 120 kg heavy. Cognitive able to decide for themselves whether to participate or not and to rate the Roll Walker device
Exclusion Criteria
Falls within the last 2 weeks, Surgery affecting the musculoskeletal system within the last 3 months. Catheter and/or infusion. Acute diseases. Cognitive impairments as to not been able to decide on their own to participate or not and/or rate the device under study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method frequencies and severity of use errors occuring during the use of the new walking device will be assessed by an observational physiotherapist
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method help needed from an assisting person and assessed by an observational physiotherapist.<br>Comfort, design will be evaluated by questionnaire.