The effect of hip flexor muscles on hip joint extension angle during the late stance phase in walking

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• Conditions: healthy adult and elderly persons

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000029868
• Lead Sponsor: Osaka Medical College

Brief Summary

Hip flexion strength increased from 1.68 to 1.95 Nm/kg and 1.04 to 1.21 Nm/kg in the healthy and the locomotive syndrome groups, respectively. The walking ability was increased in both groups. Consequently, the two-step test score improved from 1.17 to 1.30 and the stage of locomotive syndrome improved improved in 9 participants.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-11-07
• Study Completion: 2019-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are as follows; 1. Persons who have the history of operation for lower limb exercise disease in the past 2. Persons who have the physical exercising pain that interferes with research on lower back pain and lower extremity joint pain 3. Persons whose appearance abnormal attitude and abnormal walking are remarkable 4. Persons who has the disease that can't tolerate exercise at the time of intervention (muscle strengthening training) and before and after intervention (various measurements, walking)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
This study is an intervention study that performs muscle strengthening training of the hip flexor muscles for 6 weeks. The primary outcome is the maximum dynamic extension angle of the hip joint in the late stance phase of walking. The evaluation items are the kinematic and kinetic parameters of hip joint and ankle joint in the late stance phase of walking. The evaluation is made before and after intervention.