Stroke patients Elderly patients Post-orthopedic surgery patients
Conditions
Interventions
Wearing a perception support device equipped with functions for measuring the center of foot pressure and load and for real-time FB of the values, the subject walks while perceiving his/her own center
Sponsors
Waseda University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who have been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis and who wish to participate in training using sensory-assistive orthoses. Hemiplegic patients who request to participate in training with sensory supportive orthosis and meet the following criteria: 1. Patients with lower limb Brunnstrom stage III to VI 2. Patients with no higher brain dysfunction 3. Patients whose attending physicians and physical therapists can judge that there is no problem in performing the examination. Able-bodied elderly patients who have requested to participate in training using sensory supportive orthosis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. uncontrolled heart failure 2. acute myocardial infarction 3. active myocarditis or pericarditis 4. unstable angina 5. acute systemic embolism or pulmonary embolism 6. acute infection 7. thrombophlebitis 8. ventricular tachycardia or refractory ventricular arrhythmia 9. severe ventricular outflow tract obstruction 10. uncontrolled arterial or pulmonary hypertension 10. Uncontrolled arterial or pulmonary hypertension 11. Contemporaneous inclusion in another interventional study (verbally check with your physiotherapist)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lower extremity coordinates, force, gait data, blood pressure and heart rate, surface myoelectricity, acceleration, myoelectric potentials, ankle plane angle, video recording during test, vibration sensation Evaluation period: Before, during and after the intervention. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroyasu Iwata
Waseda University Faculty science and engineering
Outcome results
None listed