Seniors
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this observational study is to test a shoe mounted gait monitoring device that was refined with the input of older adults and assess the efficacy of the refinements through a series of tests that involve walking with and without the device.
Detailed description
In this testing, researchers seek to validate the precision, accuracy and robustness of the community-corefined device with healthy older adults, aged 65 years and above, by conducting walking tests on a state of the art GaitRite gaitmat to assess various gait metrics and on a flight of stairs to assess gait height. Following this, researchers will conduct a semi structured interview that will comprise a series of yes/no questions and open ended questions to understand the efficacy of the refinements and further refinement directions.
Interventions
DEVICEGait Tracker
Opti Gait is a wearable gait tracker
Sponsors
University of Wisconsin, Madison
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 65 years and older * Able to speak and understand English, * Able to provide consent
Exclusion criteria
* Current or recent (\< 1 year) major psychiatric condition * Significant medical condition such that usability evaluation could pose substantial health or safety risk * Individuals with an activated power of attorney will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in walking speed | 3 hours | Participants will walk 4 meters with and without the shoe mounted device to assess the change in walking speed |
| Change in natural gait | 3 hours | Participants will walk on a gait mat to assess natural gait, and then will walk on the gait mat wearing the device to assess the change in natural gait. Gait metrics captured by OptiGait will be compared with those captured by GaitRite to understand accuracy and precision. |
| Gait height | 3 hours | Participants will climb a flight of five stairs, wearing the device, to measure gait height. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTJayer Fernandes, PhD
CONTACTKristen Pickett, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJayer Fernandes, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Outcome results
None listed