Evaluating Optimal Weight Design Parameters of a Hip Exoskeleton Designed for Rehabilitation.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 21
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Pelvic Obliquity
研究概览
简要总结
The investigators are examining how weight distribution affects the way people walk, in terms of joint kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity. The investigators are measuring these quantities while people walk while wearing a weighted belt. The investigators distribute the weights and walk for specified periods. They hypothesize that greater weight will have a greater effect on walking.
详细描述
The purpose of this study is to examine how the amount and distribution of weight on the pelvis affects how people walk. The investigators two factors, weight and placement. They are examining how these factors affect muscle activation, joint motions and foot forces. The investigators plan to recruit 40 healthy adult individuals. Each of the 20 experimental conditions (3x3 factorial and one control condition with no weight) will be recorded immediately in a single session. The investigators hypothesize that weight amount, gait speed and weight distribution will all affect how people walk, which will lead towards optimized design of hip exoskeletons.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Willing to commit to the full experimental session
排除标准
- •Functionally relevant lower limb musculoskeletal injury
- •Functionally relevant osteoarthritis and weight bearing restrictions
- •Severe respiratory problems that restrict the wearer from using a metabolic rate apparatus
- •Patients with cardiac issues may be included, but the cardiac issue will be noted in the health history questionnaire
结局指标
主要结局
Pelvic Obliquity
时间窗: One day
Amount of pelvic obliquity in response to weighted belt measured using optical motion capture
次要结局
- Knee Flexion Angle During Swing Phase(One Day)
- Integrated Gastrocnemius Muscle Activity During Preswing Phase of Walking(One day)