A Study on an Easy Method to Assess Energy Use During Walking Using Cadence and Heart Rate in Patients with Gait Disturbance

The relevance of modified energy expenditure index using normalized cadence during overground gait training in gait disturbance patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0012119

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-12

Start date

2025-12-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-15

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : Participants undergo baseline physiological measurements at rest and then perform a 6-minute walk test on level ground at a self-selected pace. During the test, heart rate, oxygen consump

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with gait disturbance due to neurological conditions 2. Patients receiving inpatient treatment at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Severance Hospital 3. Pediatric or adult patients aged 7 years or older 4. Participants without respiratory symptoms on screening assessment 5. Participants with sufficient cognitive function to follow and perform instructions 6. Participants who understand the study, voluntarily express willingness to participate, and provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with impaired cognitive function who are unable to independently decide to participate in the study or undergo the assessment 2. Participants who are unable to read the consent form or provide written informed consent 3. School-aged children who do not express willingness to participate, even if consent is provided by their guardian 4. Patients who are unable to walk independently even with the use of assistive walking devices 5. Participants judged by the investigator to be inappropriate for this study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oxygen cost index (OCI);Energy expenditure index (EEI);Cadence-based energy expenditure index (cEEI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level;Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) use;Walker use	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYerim Do

Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital

doyr62@gmail.com+82-2-2228-3725

Outcome results