Geriatric rehabilitants of which the indication for clinical admission is related to orthopedic or neurologic injury of the lower extermity.
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consists of 4 different situations. In every situation, the patient will be asked to walk 10m 3 times.
In the first situation, the person will walk as usual. In the second, third and
Sponsors
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - currently attending clinical rehabilitation at the rehabilitation centre; - indication for clinical admission is related to orthopaedic or neurologic injury of the lower extremity; - able to walk a distance of 120m under supervision. Usage of a walking aid is permitted.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - cognitive deficits (such as dementia, delirium, mental retardation or psychosis, problems with attention and concentration or disorientation in time, place and person); - any form of aphasia; - visual limitations (such as cataract, hemianopia etc); - cerebral perceptual disorder (such neglect, apraxia or agnosia).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Spatiotemporal gait parameters: duration of the region of interest; number of steps; step length; velocity; cadence; mean and standerd deviation of the step time; asymmetry of the step time; mean and standard deviation of the step time left and step time right; mean and standard deviation of the stride time left and stride time right; harmonic ratio for antero-posterior, medio-lateral and vertical accelerations. - Kinematic gait parameters: range of motion of the ankle, knee and hip. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Perceived difficulty of the four different tasks and perceived level of fatigue. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactTessa Van Heel
Putgraaf 464
Outcome results
None listed