NCT03032393

The Effect of Power Posing on Timed Up and Go Test Score

The Effects of Posture on Timed up and go

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Youngstown State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study determines the effects of posture on time up and go test. Half of the subjects will assume a high-power posture, while the other half will assume a low-power posture.

Detailed description

Subjects in the experimental group were instructed to stand with hands on their hips, elbows pointing out and feet approximately one foot apart for 20 seconds. Subjects in the control group were instructed to stand with hands and arms wrapping around the torso and feet together for 20 seconds. Timed Up and Go test was administered using an OmniVR™ Virtual Rehabilitation System before and after the postural intervention

Conditions

• Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	high-power	Subjects will stand with hands on their hips, elbows pointing out and feet approximately one foot apart (high-power) for 20 seconds.
OTHER	low-power	Subjects will stand with hands and arms wrapping around the torso and feet together (low-power) for 20 seconds.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-03
• Primary completion: 2017-12-31
• Completion: 2017-12-31
• First posted: 2017-01-26
• Last updated: 2020-08-10
• Results posted: 2020-08-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States