Feasibility of Wearable Sensors to Determine Gait Parameters

Completed

Conditions studied: Gait Analysis

In brief

Hypotheses: • A wearable sensor system can be used to accurately monitor three common gait parameters: gait speed, stride length, and torso motion. Objectives: This study will examine the feasibility of using wearable sensors to monitor common gait parameters: gait speed, stride length and torso motion. A wearable sensor system of 8 commercially available inertial measurement units (IMU) will be composed. These sensors will work in unison to monitor the gait parameters. Technical Objectives * Gather information on commercially available IMUs * Use computer software to monitor and record data from IMUs * Develop an algorithm that can monitor volunteer gait speed, stride length and torso motion * Develop a graphical algorithm that compares healthy patient data to potential mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI ) candidates * Determine if there is a potential for mTBI determination using the wearable sensors * Accurately validate the wearable sensor system to the gait parameters measured using a Vicon motion analysis system

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01620021

Run by

University of South Florida

People needed

10

Starts

2011-04-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• no history of gait and balance issues
• 18-65

You may not qualify if…

• younger than 18
• older than 65
• problems with gait and balance

Where it is running

• University of South Florida Motion Analysis Laboratory — Tampa, Florida, United States

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