Kinematics and Kinetics of Gait Perturbations in Young Healthy Adults

Balance Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Kinematics and Kinetics of Gait Perturbations in Young Healthy Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03813004
• Other study ID #: DS-311
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 25, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigators would like to examine, what are strategies for balance recovery in gait perturbations. Different perturbation types where used in the current study. The study involves the analysis of kinematic and kinetic parameters. Researchers hypothesize that research including young healthy adults would help to elaborate fall prevention program for seniors.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 43
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 20, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18-35

• female or male

• good health condition

Exclusion Criteria:

• lower limb injuries (last 6 months)

• head injuries (last 6 months)

• diseases of the vestibular system

• serious eye defects

• extreme sports athletes

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance Disorders

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Reaction for gait perturbation
Participants were subjected to four different perturbation types while walking on the treadmill: left treadmill belt deceleration for right leg toe off right treadmill belt deceleration for left leg toe off left treadmill belt acceleration for right leg heel strike right treadmill belt acceleration for left leg heel strike Motion analysis was conducted to analyze effect of the intervention on gait.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Poland	Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw	Warsaw	Mazowsze

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Barbara Lyson

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Poland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Motek Grail output (joint angles)	Joint angles calculated using HBM Gait model [degrees]	40 minutes
Primary	Motek Grail output (joint moments)	Joint moments calculated using HBM Gait model [Newton*meter/kilogram]	40 minutes
Primary	Motek Grail output (ground reaction forces)	Ground reaction forces calculated using treadmill with built-in dual 6 DoF force plates and independent belts for each foot [Newtons]	40 minutes
Primary	Motek Grail output (centre of pressure)	Center of pressure calculated using treadmill with built-in dual 6 DoF force plates and independent belts for each foot [meters]	40 minutes
Primary	Body composition	Body composition using Tanita Body Composition Monitor (fat tissue percentage, muscle mass percentage, water percentage)	10 minutes
Primary	Range of movement	Range of movement in hip, knee and ankle joint, measured using SFTR system [degrees]	20 minutes
Primary	Height	Height measured in meters	2 minutes
Primary	Weight	Weight measured in kilograms	2 minutes