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Analysis of Human Movement With Assistive Devices

Orthocare Innovations, LLC

Start Date

11/28/2022

Completion Date

11/28/2024

Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate how people move about in different settings with different assistive devices or components, and to understand how people interact with different assistive technologies. Individuals that have limb weakness, limb paralysis, limb loss, and movement disorders are often provided assistive devices such as prostheses and orthoses to assist with mobility or use assistive technologies for purposes such as to regain muscle strength or retrain movements. It is important to understand the impact of these different assistive technologies on human movement for technology improvement and in preparation for commercialization. Because this research focuses on evaluating how different people move about in different settings with different assistive devices/components, there are different activities that may take place. These activities have been classified as (1) Movement Analysis in the Laboratory, (2) Movement Analysis Outside the Laboratory, (3) Usability Testing, and (4) Focus Groups. Each participant may or may not complete the same activities as the other participants. Each participant may or may not complete all of the activities. Participants may complete the activities more than once.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 90 years

Inclusion Criteria for Nondisabled Participants: * Age 18 - 90 years * Has bilateral normal range of motion * Able to perform a variety of movement activities * Able to communicate and write individual perceptions in English * Able to provide written informed consent * Participants that will use a treadmill during data collection must also be able to walk independently and safely on a treadmill Exclusion Criteria for Nondisabled Participants: * Health issues (e.g., confounding injury, musculoskeletal, or cognitive) or other issues (e.g., transportation or schedule issues) that limit effective participation and/or may not represent a nondisabled condition * Pregnancy * Not able to read and understand English Inclusion Criteria for Participants with a Disability: * Age 18 - 90 years * Has a condition or diagnosis that results in limb weakness, limb paralysis, limb loss, or movement disorders * Medically stable * Has stable balance * Able to perform a variety of movement activities * Able to communicate and write individual perceptions in English * Able to provide written informed consent * Participants that will use a treadmill during data collection must also be able to walk independently and safely on a treadmill * Able to safely complete the movements being tested and/or safely use the assistive devices being tested Exclusion Criteria for Participants with a Disability: * Health issues (e.g., confounding injury, musculoskeletal, or cognitive) or other issues (e.g., transportation or schedule issues) that limit effective participation and/or may result in mixed effects of multiple sources of disability * Pregnancy * Not able to read and understand English

Interventions

DEVICE

Assist-Knee

DEVICE

Prosthetic Knee

DEVICE

Prosthetic Ankle

DEVICE

Prosthetic Foot

DEVICE

Ankle-Foot Orthosis

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Conditions

Limb LossLimb WeaknessLimb ParalysisMovement Disorders

Locations

Orthocare Innovations, LLC

Edmonds, Washington 98020

United States