Health Condition 1: G00-G99- Diseases of the nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Control Intervention1: Inertial Measurement units (IMU) sensors- Accelerometers and gyroscopes.: IMU sensors will be attached to the participants with the help of velcro straps
log-to-digital converter. The binary data will be transferred and stored on a laptop.
Control Intervention2: Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) sensors: IMU sensors will be attached to the participants
Sponsors
Janice Melwyn Mendonca
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients diagnosed with cerebellar ataxia.2)Able to walk independently without walking aids.3)Healthy Participants group- No history of any neurological, musculoskeletal, psychiatric illness or disease, no positive history of neurodegenerative disease, no obvious clinical signs upon examination suggestive of any neurological or other system disorders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with other neurological conditions such as tumors, stroke, Parkinsons disease, and post-surgery patients. 2)Patients with severe visual or hearing disturbances, severe cognitive impairments, and orthopedic constraints.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) To capture the gait characteristics of cerebellar patients with or without truncal ataxia. 2) To capture the gait characteristics of normal, age-matched, healthy individuals. 3) To evaluate the association between trunk kinematics and gait in patients with cerebellar ataxia with or without truncal ataxia. 4) To compare the differences in gait characteristics between patients with cerebellar ataxia and normal, age-matched healthy individuals.Timepoint: At Baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Abraham M Joshua
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Outcome results
None listed