Healthy young adults and Healthy older adults
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kio University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy young adults aged 20 to 40 years and healthy older adults aged 65 years or older who are able to walk independently. Participants must be able to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent. Participants must be able to perform repeated 10 m walking trials with rest as needed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of stroke, Parkinson disease, spinal cord disease, peripheral neuropathy, uncontrolled epilepsy, progressive dementia, severe depression, or schizophrenia diagnosed by a physician. Surgery or fracture within the past 3 months, marked limitation of joint range of motion, or severe osteoarthritis. Resting systolic blood pressure 180 mmHg or higher, diastolic blood pressure 110 mmHg or higher, NYHA class III or higher heart failure, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, unstable angina, syncope, or severe dyspnea. Mini Mental State Examination score of 23 or lower. Inability to perform repeated 10 m walking trials even with rest periods, or use of a wheeled walker. Skin disease, wound, severe tape allergy, or metal allergy at electrode attachment sites. Determined to have a high risk of falling during the practice session by consensus of two assessors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Beta band 13-30 Hz EEG EMG corticomuscular coherence between motor cortex and tibialis anterior during gait initiation at baseline single session assessment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Beta band 13-30 Hz EEG EMG corticomuscular coherence during steady state walking at baseline single session assessment Anticipatory postural adjustment APA parameters during gait initiation including posterior center of pressure displacement APA duration and center of pressure peak latency Kinematic parameters during gait initiation including initial step length initial step time gait initiation velocity and lower limb joint angle excursion Spatiotemporal parameters during steady state walking including gait speed step length gait cycle duration and coefficient of variation of step length Muscle activation amplitude RMS and onset latency of lower limb muscles | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHamauchi Koichi
Graduate School of Kio University Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed