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CompletedNCT03484624

Effect of Wearable Hip-Assist Robot on Reduction of Cardiopulmonary Metabolic Efficiency in Healthy Adults

Effect of Wearable Hip-Assist Robot on Reduction of Muscle Fatigue and Cardiopulmonary Metabolic Efficiency in Elderly Adults: A Preliminary Study

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
54 (actual)
Sponsor
Samsung Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in muscle fatigue and respiratory metabolic energy expenditure during walking with wearable hip-assist robot (V3).

Detailed description

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in muscle fatigue and respiratory metabolic energy expenditure during walking with wearable hip-assist robot (V3). Metabolic energy expenditure and muscle fatigue are measured simultaneously.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICETreadmill walkingAll subjects underwent measurements of muscle fatigue and respiratory metabolism energy during treadmill walking at a comfortable speed for 6 minutes and measured by three conditions (①NoGEMS-free gait, ②Torque off with GEMS, and ③Torque on with GEMS)

Timeline

Start date
2018-04-02
Primary completion
2018-08-31
Completion
2018-08-31
First posted
2018-04-02
Last updated
2019-11-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03484624. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.