Physical strain of walking in patients with PPS.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Poliomyelitis, postpoliomyelitis syndrome, physical functioning, Energy cost of walking, Reproducibility
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22236
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Center (AMC) Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Patients:
1. A confirmed history of paralytic poliomyelitis;
Exclusion Criteria
Patients and healthy controls:
1. Cognitive impairment;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. From the energy cost (EC) of walking test: speed (m/min), 6-minute walking distance (6MWD [m]), heart rate (HR [b/min]),and EC walking (J/kg/m);<br /><br>2. From the 6-minute walk test (6MWT): speed (m/min), 6MWD (m), and HR (b/min).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. From the Borg scale: the RPE score;<br /><br>2. From the Checklist Individual Strength: the CISr20-fatigue score;<br /><br>3. From the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS): the FSS score;<br /><br>4. From the Dutch Exertion Fatigue Scale (DEFS); the DEFS score.