Using the Arms to Drive the Legs During Walking

September 28, 2018 updated by: Christopher Arellano, University of Houston

Reducing Metabolic Cost of Walking by Exploiting Arm Swing to Drive Leg Swing

This study aims to understand and compare the metabolic and mechanical demands placed on the body while walking normally and walking with the use of an apparatus that drives leg swing through the use of the arms. This information will help the investigators identify how arm swing mechanics helps minimize energy demands and to use this knowledge to design walking rehabilitation interventions in the future.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 36 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Apparently healthy and free from neurological disease and/or body related injury
  • Community-dwelling young men and women 18-36 yrs
  • Use and be contacted by telephone
  • Speak, read, understand, and complete a questionnaire in English
  • Body mass index < 30 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not of the specified age range or Body Mass Index
  • inadequate aerobic fitness training
  • answering "no" to question #3 on Screening Form ("Is participant in good general health?")
  • answering "yes" to:
  • question #4 ("any difficulty with mobility?")
  • question #5 ("problems with balance/dizziness?")
  • question #6 ("lingering symptoms/pain from injury?")
  • question #7 ("chest pain/shortness of breath?")
  • question #8 ("high blood pressure/hypertension?"), or
  • questions #9, 10, 11 ("first degree family history of heart attack?")
  • question #12 ("smoke cigarettes?")
  • question #13 ("diabetes?")
  • question #14 ("high cholesterol?")
  • question #15 ("Is participant pregnant?")

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Single Group Experimental
Each participant will act as their own control with variables of interest measured while walking without the assistive device and while walking with the assistive device.
Device: Arm Swing Driven Assistive Apparatus
The investigators are testing a simple, custom built apparatus to determine if it can facilitate the use of the arms to swing the legs during walking. More specifically, the investigators will measure how this assistive apparatus affects the metabolic cost and biomechanics of walking.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Metabolic Cost
Time Frame: Change from walking without assistive apparatus to walking with assistive apparatus. Measures of metabolic cost are completed within a 3-hour time window during a single laboratory visit.
Change in Metabolic Cost
Change from walking without assistive apparatus to walking with assistive apparatus. Measures of metabolic cost are completed within a 3-hour time window during a single laboratory visit.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Houston

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christopher J Arellano, PhD, University of Houston

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

October 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 2, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 28, 2018

Last Verified

September 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STUDY00001219

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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