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Examination based on kinematic gait evaluation of gait changes in the older adult using non-powered gait assist devices

Not Applicable
Conditions
Healthy adults
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000046859
Lead Sponsor
ational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up continuing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Those who have obvious gait disturbance due to locomotor disorders such as lower limbs or pain, those who correspond to physical frailty of 3 points or more in J-CHS (Japanese version of frailty evaluation standard), those who have been diagnosed with dementia.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in steady walking speed before and after wearing the device (before wearing, immediately after wearing, and after wearing and practicing)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Stride length, pace, foot pressure center / center of gravity trajectory, hip / knee / ankle joint angle range of motion, rectus femoris / biceps femoris / tibialis anterior / gastrocnemius / soleus muscle activity on both sides
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