Healthy adults
Conditions
Interventions
1 minute walking on GRAIL immediately after wearing the non-powered walking assist device/ 1 minute walking on GRAIL before wearing the device
Sponsors
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 20 healthy young people (20-40 years old) and 20 elderly people (65 years old and over)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who have obvious gait disturbance due to locomotor disorders such as lower limbs or pain, those who correspond to physical frailty of 3 points or more in J-CHS (Japanese version of frailty evaluation standard), those who have been diagnosed with dementia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in steady walking speed before and after wearing the device (before wearing, immediately after wearing, and after wearing and practicing) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stride length, pace, foot pressure center / center of gravity trajectory, hip / knee / ankle joint angle range of motion, rectus femoris / biceps femoris / tibialis anterior / gastrocnemius / soleus muscle activity on both sides | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKenji Kato
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Laboratory for Clinical Evaluation with Robotics, Assistive Robot Center
Outcome results
None listed