NCT04624594

AI Mobile Application Versus HCP for Bodyweight Squats

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mobile Application Versus Health Care Provider (HCP) for Bodyweight Squats: A Randomized, Blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Columbia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To assess if an artificial intelligence (AI) mobile application can identify and improve bodyweight squat form in adult participants when compared to a Physical Therapist (PT).

Detailed description

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people can address their health needs. One such way related to physical exercise is AI-enabled exercise mobile application (digital coach), which uses motion tracking technology to monitor and provide real-time audio feedback on a person's exercise form. However, this AI technology has yet to be independently tested against an in-person evaluator (human coach) for its ability to improve exercise form. This study is a blinded randomized controlled trial comparing the ability of the digital coach (n=15) and a Physical Therapist (PT) human coach (n=15) to improve bodyweight squat form in 30 able-bodied volunteers age 20 - 35. Each volunteer performs 10 unassisted control squats, then 10 squats with assistive vocal feedback from either coach after each repetition, and finally 10 more unassisted test squats, all squats video-recorded. Three independent video evaluators count the number of correct squat repetitions completed by volunteers before and after intervention by the different coaches. This project is important to validate the digital coach compared to a PT human coach in a small population using a bodyweight squat for its wide applicability to daily movement patterns.

Conditions

• Squat Form

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Artificial Intelligence Feedback	AI mobile application provides feedback to participants randomized to artificial intelligence group.
OTHER	Physical Therapist Feedback	PT provides feedback to participants randomized to physical therapist group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-15
• Primary completion: 2019-12-30
• Completion: 2019-12-30
• First posted: 2020-11-12
• Last updated: 2021-08-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States