Reference gait data for healthy subjects: CAREN-based gait analysis

Completed

Conditions: onderzoek heeft betrekking op geen aandoening. Enkel gezonde volwassenen worden geincludeerd om een referentie database voor gangbeeldparameters te creeeren
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Registration Number: NL-OMON48681

Lead Sponsor: Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 264

Inclusion Criteria

Ambulatory
Ability to walk without aid for 30 minutes
Willing to participate and able to provide informed consent.
18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

Muscular skeletal, cardiopulmonary disorders or other diseases significantly influencing gait.
Medical interventions, such as surgical treatment or botulinium toxin 6 months, which significantly influence gait.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome parameters are 3D gait kinematics and kinetics of the hip, knee<br /><br>and ankle (e.g. stance phase knee flexion, pelvic obliquity), spatiotemporal<br /><br>parameters (e.g. stride time, cadence, step width) and dynamic balance<br /><br>parameters (e.g. margins of stability, variability measures). The collected<br /><br>data will be used to create a database on gait parameters for healthy adults,<br /><br>which can be used to correctly interpret gait and to detect subtle<br /><br>changes/deviations in gait.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Body height, body weight and leg length (distance between ASIS and medial<br /><br>malleolus) will be measured in order to collect a set of anthropometric<br /><br>characteristics which will be added to the database. In addition a standard<br /><br>physical examination is performed by the operator. During this examination the<br /><br>following aspects are evaluated: 1) articular motion of the hip (flexion,<br /><br>extension, edo- and exorotation, abduction), knee (flexion, extension) and<br /><br>ankle (dorsi- and plantar flexion), 2) lower extremity muscle strength using<br /><br>the MRC scale, 3) balance using the single leg standing test with eyes open and<br /><br>closed.<br /><br>Relations between subject characteristics (e.g. leg length) and gait<br /><br>parameters, and between gait characteristics (e.g. speed and margins of<br /><br>stability) are investigated. </p><br>