The Effect of a Passive Shoulder Exoskeleton and Muscle Fatigue on Occupational Work Performance

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Muscle Strain; Physical Stress; Fatigue

Treatments: Behavioral: Fatigue protocol; Behavioral: No peripheral fatiguing protocol; Device: No exoskeleton support; Device: Passive shoulder exoskeleton

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05389384

2021_E4W_SH_PER

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this investigation, participants perform simulated occupational work during which the task performance will be logged. This research investigates the effect of peripheral fatigue and a passive shoulder exoskeleton on the task performance.

Enrollment: 35 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy (based on ParQ questionnaire)
• right handed

Exclusion criteria

• current musculoskeletal disorder
• history of recurrent musculoskeletal discorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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35 participants in 4 patient groups

Peripheral fatigue - No support

Experimental group

Description:

peripheral fatigue induced and overhead work performed without exoskeleton support

Treatment:

Behavioral: Fatigue protocol

Device: No exoskeleton support

Peripheral fatigue - Exoskeleton support

Experimental group

Description:

peripheral fatigue induced and overhead work performed with exoskeleton support

Treatment:

Behavioral: Fatigue protocol

Device: Passive shoulder exoskeleton

No fatigue - No support

Experimental group

Description:

peripheral fatigue induced and overhead work performed without exoskeleton support

Treatment:

Behavioral: No peripheral fatiguing protocol

Device: No exoskeleton support

No fatigue - Exoskeleton support

Experimental group

Description:

peripheral fatigue induced and overhead work performed with exoskeleton support

Treatment:

Behavioral: No peripheral fatiguing protocol

Device: Passive shoulder exoskeleton