normal subjects
Conditions
Interventions
1) wearing of lumbar-type Robot suit HAL 2) stand-up and sit-down exercise and squat exercise for 3 min both wearing and not wearing HAL
Sponsors
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible subjects are needed to fulfill all requirements as follows; ?a person who is over 20 years old, ?a person who understands an informed consent of this study, and signs his/her name on a consent sheet. ?a person whose weight is within 40 to 90 kg, and height is within 150 to 190 cm.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are given as below: ?a person who correspond to contraindications of exercise testing. ?a person who are not able to attend this study due to orthopedic, central/peripheral nervous-system, or social problem. ?a person whose informed consent is obtained because of disturbance of his/her consciousness, or cognition disorder. ?a person who is considered not to complete the exercise test.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cardiopulmonary indices (O2 uptake, CO2 output, minute ventilation) during stand-up and sit-down exercise | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| heart rate, blood pressure, and ratings of subjective exercise intensity during exercise | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkira Koike
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba Department of Cardiology
Outcome results
None listed