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Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i. Participants of either gender in the age group of 20-45 years who represent the working-age population. ii. Individuals familiar with manual material handling tasks, such as students and adults involved in weightlifting, manual labourers, or trained athletes who can safely perform repeated lifts.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i. History of injury or surgery and presence of cardiac, respiratory, vestibular, or neurological conditions that limit exertion or balance. ii. Participation in vigorous physical activity, fatigue, or acute illness prior to testing and requirement for braces, supports, or orthoses during lifting.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Simulation outcomes Joint angle Joint moments Muscle forces Metabolic cost Contact force Joint reaction forces Induced acceleration Timepoint: 4 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anthropometric variables Weight, standing height, biacromial breadth, upper arm length, arm circumference, abdominal circumference, buttocks circumference. Timepoint: 4 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore