Effect of front infant carrying method on selected gait parameters and cost of energy on young females.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Gait disorder

• Registration Number: PACTR201807122461346
• Lead Sponsor: Dr.Chidiebele Ojukwu

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1.Apparently healthy young females within age range 18 to 35.
2.young females who are able to understand English and Igbo languages were permitted to participate since the study directives were communicated in both languages.
3.Nulliparous non-pregnant females who have not been actively engaging in trunk loading activities like carrying infants or front packs .This was to rule out the confounding influence of survivor effect .

Exclusion Criteria

1.Young females with a history of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal pathologies of the spine,thorax and or lower limbs .
2.participants with limb length discrepancy and lower limb disability affecting their gait and balance .
3.young females with cardivascular diseases interfering with the heart rate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking at the normal self walking speed carrying the infant dummy placed at different positions anteriorly

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cardiorespiratory indices(heart rate ,respiratory rate and oxygen saturations rate )