NCT04920201

The Effect of Exercise With Wearable Walking Assist Robot in Various Environments

The Effect of Exercise With Wearable Walking Assist Robot in Various Environments in Healthy Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Samsung Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 84 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial includes 60 healthy adults. The participants were randomized to four different groups. The first group performed over-ground walking without GEMS-H, the second group performed over-ground walking with GEMS-H applied resistance mode, the third group performed stair ascent with GEMS-H applied assist mode, and the fourth group were designated as the group that performed inclined gait with GEMS-H applied assist mode on a treadmill. Each group is divided in 15 participants.

Detailed description

At the first visit, the subjects are fully informed of the study if appropriate after determining whether they meet the selection criteria. If the subjects meet the selection criteria, the participants were randomized to four different groups. The first group performed over-ground walking without GEMS-H, the second group performed over-ground walking with GEMS-H with resistance mode, the third group performed stair ascent with GEMS-H with assist mode, and the fourth group were designated as the group that performed inclined gait with GEMS-H with assist mode on a treadmill. Each group is divided in 15 participants. Each group completed 30 minutes exercise at least three times per week (total 10 sessions). All measurements were conducted before and after the intervention.

Conditions

• Aging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Over-ground walking without GEMS-H	Over-ground walking without GEMS-H (30 min per session, at least 3 times per weeks, total 10 sessions)
DEVICE	Over-ground walking with GEMS-H with resist mode	Over-ground walking with GEMS-H with resist mode (30 min per session, at least 3 times per weeks, total 10 sessions)
DEVICE	Stair ascent with GEMS-H with assist mode	Stair ascent with GEMS-H with assist mode (30 min per session, at least 3 times per weeks, total 10 sessions)
DEVICE	Incline walking with GEMS-H with assist mode	Incline walking with GEMS-H with assist mode (30 min per session, at least 3 times per weeks, total 10 sessions)

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-07
• Primary completion: 2021-09-30
• Completion: 2021-09-30
• First posted: 2021-06-09
• Last updated: 2023-03-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea