Study of gait and posture in walking with smartphone activities in young adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: young adult, walking with and without obstacle, dual- task smartphone; task

• Registration Number: TCTR20191110002
• Lead Sponsor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Sunee Bovonsunthonchai

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-11-10
• Study Completion: 2019-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1) Young adults population
2) Right hand dominant screened by Edinburgh Handedness Inventory - Short Form, score > 61 (Appendix E)
3) Right leg dominant tested by Waterloo Footedness Questionnaire-Revised (WFQ-R) (Appendix F)
4) Have experience of using a smartphone with a touch screen at 1 year
5) Clear vision with or without corrected by using glasses or lens
6) Could follow the research procedures and able to understand English properly

Exclusion Criteria

1) Reported musculoskeletal impairment or injury (i.e: scoliosis, ankle sprain and fractures)
2) Neurological deficit (i.e: multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury)
3) Leg length discrepancy > 2 cm (59)
4) Alcohol consumption in 24 hours
5) Fatigue from the high-intensity sport in 24 hours
6) Overweight BMI > 25 kg/m2
7) Dizziness
8) Active treatment of another medical illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait 1 month Temporospatial parameters

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance 1 month Center of Mass (COM)