Can RFID Technology Capture Stair Walking

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Can RFID Technology Capture Stair Walking: A Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04050332
• Other study ID #: PROJECT00000674
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 16, 2019
• Est. completion date: November 14, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: November 2019
• Source: University of Georgia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

There are two main aims for this study:

1. conduct a proof-of-concept study illustrating how radio-frequency identification technology can be used to document the timestamps and duration of stair walking (ascending and descending stairs), and detect if an individual is stationary in the stairwell.

2. assess the association of a 4-min bout of self-paced stair walking with changes in blood pressure, mood, and perceived exertion.

Description:

Objective, passive methods for measuring physical activity participation can minimize error associated with self-report bias and cognitive processing. This study will test the utility of radio frequency identification (RFID) for the measurement of stair walking within buildings. RFID readers will be placed at stairwell entrances on each floor. Participants will wear a RFID tag. As the participant walks past the different readers going up and down the stairs, the reader will log the date and time. The frequency and duration of time in the stairwell can be calculated, as can an estimated speed.

There are known effects for blood pressure (hypotensive) and moodafter exercise. However, few studies have assessed this effect for short bouts (<10 minutes) of exercise. Participants will have their pre- and post-stair walking blood pressure measured to determine the hypotensive and mood enhancing effects of four minutes of stair walking at a comfortable pace. Participants also will rate the exertion level of four minutes of stair walking at a self-selected pace.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 39
• Est. completion date: November 14, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: November 14, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• in desired age range

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to or uncomfortable climbing stairs

• Not cleared for exercise using the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Blood Pressure
• Physical Activity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Stair Walking
Walking up and down stairs for four minutes at a comfortable pace

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Ramsey Center	Athens	Georgia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Georgia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stair walking duration	Duration, in seconds, of stair walking as tracked by the RFID equipment	Calculated after the completion of the 4-minute stair walking episode
Primary	Stair walking distance	Distance, in number of stairs climbed, as tracked by the RFID equipment	Calculated after the completion of the 4-minute stair walking episode
Primary	Stair walking speed	Speed of stair walking, in stairs per second based on duration and distance, as tracked by the RFID equipment	Calculated after the completion of the 4-minute stair walking episode
Secondary	Blood Pressure	Systolic and diastolic blood pressure	Before stair walking and 2-minutes and 5-minutes post stair walking
Secondary	Borg's Rating of Perceived Exertion	A one-item measure of a participant's perceived physical effort during an activity. Responses range from 6 (no exertion) to 20 (maximal exertion), where higher scores indicate a greater perceived exertion.	Immediately after stair walking
Secondary	Mental Energy	Measured by self-report using the State Energy and Fatigue Scale. There are 3 items, scored using a number line from 0 to 100, that are summed to generate a score, where higher scores indicate greater mental energy.	Before and immediately after stair walking
Secondary	Mental Fatigue	Measured by self-report using the State Energy and Fatigue Scale. There are 3 items, scored using a number line from 0 to 100, that are summed to generate a score, where higher scores indicate greater mental fatigue.	Before and immediately after stair walking
Secondary	Physical Energy	Measured by self-report using the State Energy and Fatigue Scale. There are 3 items, scored using a number line from 0 to 100, that are summed to generate a score, where higher scores indicate greater physical energy.	Before and immediately after stair walking
Secondary	Physical Fatigue	Measured by self-report using the State Energy and Fatigue Scale. There are 3 items, scored using a number line from 0 to 100, that are summed to generate a score, where higher scores indicate greater physical fatigue.	Before and immediately after stair walking