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Implementation and Validation of Instrumented Stair Climb Test

Implementazione e Validazione di un Test Per l'Analisi Del Movimento Della Salita e Discesa Delle Scale Con Sensori Indossabili

Sponsor

IRCCS Eugenio Medea

Enrollment

64 participants

Start Date

Apr 4, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Stair ClimbingInstrumentationTest

Summary

The aim of this study is to design an instrumented test for the evaluation of the climb of stairs. In particular, the main purpose is to characterize and compare the performance of subjects, both pediatrics and adults, with different pathologies (cerebral palsy, amputee, Parkinson's disease, stroke and arthroplasty) in carrying out the instrumented test of climbing and descending stairs. This would provide potentially useful information to complement the clinical assessment, including investigating the existence of correlations between the instrumental data obtained and the clinical scales collected. The secondary objective is to evaluate, in a first phase of the study, the feasibility and reliability of the test, analyzing the validity of the indices obtained in terms of intra- and inter-operator reliability on healthy subjects.

Eligibility

Min Age: 4 YearsMax Age: 80 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is developing and testing a wearable sensor system to measure how people climb and descend stairs — to track movement, balance, and muscle activity in different patient groups including healthy people, children with cerebral palsy, older adults after hip or knee replacement, people with leg amputations, and people with Parkinson's disease. **You may be eligible if...** - You can climb and descend 10 steps (handrail use is OK) - You fall into one of the study groups: healthy individual, child with cerebral palsy and hemiparesis, older adult after hip/knee replacement, person with a below-knee amputation and prosthesis, or person with Parkinson's disease - You meet the specific age and diagnosis criteria for your group **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You need physical assistance (beyond a handrail) to climb stairs - You cannot tolerate wearing the sensor devices - You have a serious health condition that makes stair climbing unsafe - You cannot follow verbal instructions Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERInstrumented Stair Climb Test

Instrumented test of climbing and descending stairs for the evaluation of kinematic and electromyographic variables. The test consists of repeating the ascent and descent of a flight of 10-12 steps;

OTHERWalk Test

Assessment of climbing and walking skills through test series: Borg scale: An evaluation scale for measuring effort perception. The evaluation scale consists of answering some questions at the end of the exercise described above; 10-metre walk test (10MWT): Test to assess walking speed in metres per second over a short distance. Can be used to determine functional mobility, gait and vestibular function. The test consists of walking at a steady speed and safely for 10 metres; 30 second sit to stand test: test for the evaluation of strength and endurance of the legs in the elderly. The test consists in performing the movement of standing up and sitting down from a chair for 30 consecutive seconds; Timed Up \& Go test (TUG): test to assess the risk of falling and balance. During the test, patients wear normal footwear and may use a walking aid if necessary. The patient starts in a sitting position, gets up on the therapist's command, walks in a straight line for a distance of 3 m

OTHERRepaeted Instrumented Stair Climb Test

Instrumented test of climbing and descending stairs for the evaluation of kinematic and electromyographic variables. The test consists of repeating the ascent and descent of a flight of 10-12 steps. In this case, the ascent and descent of the stairs must be repeated two times. Between the two trial the IMU units must be repositioned.

Locations(3)

IRCCS E. Medea

Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy

ASP Istituti Milanesi Martinitt e Stelline e Pio Albergo Trivulzio

Milan, Milano, Italy

IRCCS Istituti Clinici Maugeri Tradate

Tradate, Varese, Italy

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