Using the Arms to Drive the Legs During Walking

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-01

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to understand and compare the metabolic and mechanical demands placed on the body while walking normally and walking with the use of an apparatus that drives leg swing through the use of the arms. This information will help the investigators identify how arm swing mechanics helps minimize energy demands and to use this knowledge to design walking rehabilitation interventions in the future.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Metabolic Cost of Walking With Arm Swing Assistive Device

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Single Group Experimental

Each participant will act as their own control with variables of interest measured while walking without the assistive device and while walking with the assistive device.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Arm Swing Driven Assistive Apparatus

Intervention Type DEVICE

The investigators are testing a simple, custom built apparatus to determine if it can facilitate the use of the arms to swing the legs during walking. More specifically, the investigators will measure how this assistive apparatus affects the metabolic cost and biomechanics of walking.

Interventions

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Arm Swing Driven Assistive Apparatus

The investigators are testing a simple, custom built apparatus to determine if it can facilitate the use of the arms to swing the legs during walking. More specifically, the investigators will measure how this assistive apparatus affects the metabolic cost and biomechanics of walking.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Apparently healthy and free from neurological disease and/or body related injury
* Community-dwelling young men and women 18-36 yrs
* Use and be contacted by telephone
* Speak, read, understand, and complete a questionnaire in English
* Body mass index \< 30 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

* not of the specified age range or Body Mass Index
* inadequate aerobic fitness training
* answering "no" to question #3 on Screening Form ("Is participant in good general health?")
* answering "yes" to:
* question #4 ("any difficulty with mobility?")
* question #5 ("problems with balance/dizziness?")
* question #6 ("lingering symptoms/pain from injury?")
* question #7 ("chest pain/shortness of breath?")
* question #8 ("high blood pressure/hypertension?"), or
* questions #9, 10, 11 ("first degree family history of heart attack?")
* question #12 ("smoke cigarettes?")
* question #13 ("diabetes?")
* question #14 ("high cholesterol?")
* question #15 ("Is participant pregnant?")

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

36 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes