The Relationship Between Increasing Loading and Kinematic Parameters

Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gait

Treatments: Procedure: Loading level

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03135587

GuangzhouGH006

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of increasing loading to kinematic parameters of normal people while walking on the treadmill.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 20< age < 30.
2. Body mass index < 30.
3. No history of major injury or surgery in lower limbs.
4. No symptoms of lower limbs.
5. Physical examination to test the lower limbs to be normal.
6. The habit of moderate exercise (e.g. Jogging) at least once a week for at least 30 minutes.

Exclusion criteria

1. Body mass index >30.
2. Injury or surgery in hip/knee/ankle.
3. History trauma in the lower limbs (e.g. fracture).
4. Neuropathic disease.
5. Muscular disease.
6. Lack ability to finish the procedure physically or mentally.
7. Easy to fall.
8. Any other conditions that can influence gait parameters of the lower limbs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 6 patient groups

Weight 0

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will not carry any loading to walk on treadmill.

Treatment:

Procedure: Loading level

Weight 10

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will wear 10kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.

Treatment:

Procedure: Loading level

Weight 20

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will wear 20kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.

Treatment:

Procedure: Loading level

Weight 30

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will wear 30kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.

Treatment:

Procedure: Loading level

Weight 40

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will wear 40kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.

Treatment:

Procedure: Loading level

Weight 50

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will wear 50kg loading suit to walk on treadmill.

Treatment:

Procedure: Loading level