Walking Aid Assessment, Arm Strength and Force Under the Foot in Normal Subjects

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-01

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will collect biomedical performance data on walking characteristics in normal, healthy people when walking with walking aids and when walking unaided. Data will be used for independent reporting and for comparison to matched people with pathological conditions. Data collected will including walking ability, balance, force under the feet when walking and muscle strength.

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Detailed Description

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Young adults often tolerate the increased energy expenditure, coordination, and stance limb discomfort associated with walking aids for non-weightbearing ambulation. It is not clear how walking aid selection affects stance limb plantar force, walking speed, perceived exertion, and device preference in adults over 50 years of age..

This project is a prospective randomized crossover study using healthy adults, aged over 50 years, with no use of walking aids within 5 years. Participants will walk 200 m under 4 randomized conditions: single non-weightbearing ambulation using crutches, a walker, a wheeled knee walker, and unaided walking. An in-shoe sensor will measure stance limb plantar force, a stopwatch will be used to time each walk, a hand held dynamometer will measure arm muscle strength, perceived exertion will be reported using the BORG CR-10 scale, and device preference will be identified.

Conditions

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Healthy Physical Examination Middle Age Aged Young Adult Adolescent Gait

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Normal Control Data

Normal adults with no history of neuromusculoskeletal disease will be recruited for this study. Participants will be independent walkers (no walking aid needed) and will not have needed a walking aid for injury over the past 5 years.

Participants will walk 200 m under 4 randomized conditions: non-weightbearing ambulation using crutches, a walker, a wheeled knee walker, and unaided walking. An in-shoe sensor will measure stance limb plantar force, a stopwatch will time each walk, perceived exertion will be reported using the BORG CR-10 scale, and device preference will be identified.

Normal Foot Force

Intervention Type OTHER

LoadSol Insoles will be inserted into the participants shoes. The device measures the pressure distribution on the bottom of the foot. Participants will then be asked to walk normally, use crutches, use a walker, and use a wheeled knee scooter. The pressure placed throughout the foot will be analyzed and compared under different conditions. This testing will take approximately 10 minutes.

Interventions

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Normal Foot Force

LoadSol Insoles will be inserted into the participants shoes. The device measures the pressure distribution on the bottom of the foot. Participants will then be asked to walk normally, use crutches, use a walker, and use a wheeled knee scooter. The pressure placed throughout the foot will be analyzed and compared under different conditions. This testing will take approximately 10 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER