Status:
RECRUITING
Implementation and Validation of Instrumented Stair Climb Test
Lead Sponsor:
IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Collaborating Sponsors:
Politecnico di Milano
ASP Istituti Milanesi Martinitt e Stelline e Pio Albergo Trivulzio
Conditions:
Stair Climbing
Instrumentation
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-80 years
Brief 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 pedi...
Detailed Description
In today's clinical practice there are several assessment tools available to measure strength, endurance and balance. These tools include manual testing, standardised measurement scales or disease-spe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Common inclusion criteria for all groups:
- \- Ability to climb and descend 10 steps with supervision, even with handrail support.
- Common exclusion criteria for all groups:
- Need for help from an operator or use of orthoses to make the stairs;
- Inability to dress the instrumentation (accelerometer/electromyograph);
- clinical condition that does not recommend the execution of scales (e.g. NYHA Class IV cardiovascular decompensation, epilepsy not controlled by drugs, serious visual disturbances...);
- inability to follow verbal instructions.
- Inclusion criteria for the healthy group :
- age 4-80 years (8 subjects 4-18 years; 8 subjects 19-65 years; 8 subjects 65-80 years);
- absence of diagnosis of neurological or orthopaedic pathologies, which impair the patient's mobility.
- Inclusion criteria for the PCI group :
- age range 4-18 years;
- Diagnosis of Infantile Cerebral Palsy;
- right or left hemiparesis;
- ability motor skills in levels I - III according to the GMFCS (Gross Motor Function Classification System).
- Inclusion criteria for the Orthopaedic group:
- Age 65-80 years;
- postoperative postoperative hip or knee arthroplasty (in election and post-fracture, any revisions will be excluded).
- Inclusion criteria for the Amputee group:
- age range from 19 to 80 years;
- Leg amputation (trans-tibial), fitted with limb prosthesis.
- Inclusion criteria for the Parkinson's group:
- age range from 65 years;
- diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism also on a vascular basis.
- Inclusion criteria for the group Ictus Cerebri:
- Age 65-80 years;
- Aftereffects of Ictus Cerebri;
- left or right hemiparesis.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 4 2025
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 4 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06999850
Start Date
April 4 2025
End Date
April 4 2026
Last Update
June 6 2025
Active Locations (1)
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IRCCS E. Medea
Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy, 23842