The Relationship Between Increasing Loading and Kinematic Parameters

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Completed

• Conditions: Gait
• Interventions: Procedure: Loading level

• Registration Number: NCT03135587
• Lead Sponsor: Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of increasing loading to kinematic parameters of normal people while walking on the treadmill.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-04-26
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-28
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-05-13
• Study Completion: 2017-05-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. 20< age < 30.
2. Body mass index < 30.
3. No history of major injury or surgery in lower limbs.
4. No symptoms of lower limbs.
5. Physical examination to test the lower limbs to be normal.
6. The habit of moderate exercise (e.g. Jogging) at least once a week for at least 30 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Body mass index >30.
2. Injury or surgery in hip/knee/ankle.
3. History trauma in the lower limbs (e.g. fracture).
4. Neuropathic disease.
5. Muscular disease.
6. Lack ability to finish the procedure physically or mentally.
7. Easy to fall.
8. Any other conditions that can influence gait parameters of the lower limbs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Weight 0	Loading level	The participants will not carry any loading to walk on treadmill.
Weight 40	Loading level	The participants will wear 40kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.
Weight 50	Loading level	The participants will wear 50kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.
Weight 10	Loading level	The participants will wear 10kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.
Weight 20	Loading level	The participants will wear 20kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.
Weight 30	Loading level	The participants will wear 30kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee flexion/extension angle at initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee internal/external rotation angle at initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee adduction/abduction angle at initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee anterior/posterior translation at initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee medial/lateral translation at initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee proximal/distal translation at initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee flexion/extension angle at opposite toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee adduction/abduction angle at opposite toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee internal/external rotation angle at opposite toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee anterior/posterior translation at opposite toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee distal/proximal translation at opposite toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee medial/lateral translation at opposite toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee flexion/extension angle at heel rise during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee internal/external rotation angle at heel rise during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee adduction/abduction angle at heel rise during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee anterior/posterior translation at heel rise during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee distal/proximal translation at heel rise during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee medial/lateral translation at heel rise during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee flexion/extension angle at opposite initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee adduction/abduction angle at opposite initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee internal/external rotation angle at opposite initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee anterior/posterior translation at opposite initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee distal/proximal translation at opposite initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee medial/lateral translation at opposite initial contact during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee flexion/extension angle at toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee adduction/abduction angle at toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee internal/external rotation angle at toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee anterior/posterior translation at toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee distal/proximal translation at toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee medial/lateral translation at toe off during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee flexion/extension angle at feet adjacent during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee internal/external rotation angle at feet adjacent during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee adduction/abduction angle at feet adjacent during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee anterior/posterior translation at feet adjacent during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee distal/proximal translation at feet adjacent during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee medial/lateral translation at feet adjacent during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee flexion/extension angle at tibial vertical during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee adduction/abduction angle at tibial vertical during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee internal/external rotation angle at tibial vertical during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee anterior/posterior translation at tibial vertical during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee distal/proximal translation at tibial vertical during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Knee medial/lateral translation at tibial vertical during gait.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Range of motion of knee flexion/extension angle .	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Range of motion of knee adduction/abduction angle	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Range of motion of knee internal/external rotation angle.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Range of motion of knee medial/lateral translation.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Loading of participants	1 Day	The unit is kg.
Range of motion of knee anterior/posterior translation.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.
Range of motion of knee distal/proximal translation.	1 Day	The gait cycle include seven key events (e.g. initial contact), and each gait has six degrees of freedom, including knee flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, anterior/posterior translation, distal/proximal translation, medial/lateral translation. The unit of angle is degree and that of translation is millimetre.

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Hospital of Orthopedics, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command; 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China