Comparison of walking quality between incomplete spinal cord injury patients and healthy subjects using a Footscan plantar pressure system

Completed

• Conditions: Spinal cord injury; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN42544587
• Lead Sponsor: Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30531020

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-03-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

Spinal cord injury group:
1. Complete spinal cord injury (SCI) according to American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS)
2. Capacity for independent walking, with or without mechanical support, for a minimum of 15 minutes

Healthy subjects:
1. None of the aforementioned conditions
2. Matching age (± 5 years) and sex to participants in SCI group

Exclusion Criteria

Spinal cord injury group:
1. Severe spasticity of the lower extremity muscles, rated as greater than or equal to 2 on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
2. Muscle or joint pain with an intensity rating of greater than 5 out of 10 on a numerical scale
3. Presence of cognitive or behavioural disorders
4. Spinal or lower extremity deformities, such as scoliosis, kyphosis or equinovarus
5. Clinical instability

Healthy subjects:
1. Muscle or joint pain of low extremities or spine
2. Presence of cognitive disorders
3. Flat foot
4. Cavus foot
5. Abnormal gait

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking speed, measured through participants walking on the the Footscan platform at their comfortable speed for at least 3 successful trials on the day of participation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> The following were measured on the day of participation by participants walking on the the Footscan platform at their comfortable speed for at least 3 successful trials:<br> 1. Stride time in seconds<br> 2. Stride length in metres<br> 3. Stance time in seconds<br> 4. Step length in metres<br> 5. Peak plantar pressure in Newtons per cm²<br> 6. Impulse in Newtons per second<br> 7. Maximum force in Newtons<br> 8. Contact area percentage<br>