35
Participants
Start Date
March 14, 2018
Primary Completion Date
March 14, 2018
Study Completion Date
March 14, 2018
Gaitbox
"The walking path will be set according to the directions of the NIH toolbox 4 meter clinic walk test which includes marking the beginning and end of the walking path. A standard manual stopwatch will be used to record time. The examiner will demonstrate the task then instruct the participant to Walk at a comfortable pace and count down by saying: 3, 2, 1, go. The stop watch will be used to time the amount of time it takes to walk between the cones. Subjects will complete 3 timed trials. The time will be recorded in the log. Simultaneously, the Sprint System \[6\] will be operated according to manufacturers instructions. The Gaitbox will be set up at the end of the 4 meter walking path at a height of 4 feet from the floor. Times/speeds will be recorded on log sheet."
SprintSystem device
"The walking path will be set according to the directions of the NIH toolbox 4 meter clinic walk test which includes marking the beginning and end of the walking path. A standard manual stopwatch will be used to record time. The examiner will demonstrate the task then instruct the participant to Walk at a comfortable pace and count down by saying: 3, 2, 1, go. The stop watch will be used to time the amount of time it takes to walk between the cones. Subjects will complete 3 timed trials. The time will be recorded in the log. Simultaneously, the Sprint System \[6\] will be operated according to manufacturers instructions. The Gaitbox will be set up at the end of the 4 meter walking path at a height of 4 feet from the floor. Times/speeds will be recorded on log sheet."
NIH toolbox 4 meter walk
"The walking path will be set according to the directions of the NIH toolbox 4 meter clinic walk test which includes marking the beginning and end of the walking path. A standard manual stopwatch will be used to record time. The examiner will demonstrate the task then instruct the participant to Walk at a comfortable pace and count down by saying: 3, 2, 1, go. The stop watch will be used to time the amount of time it takes to walk between the cones. Subjects will complete 3 timed trials. The time will be recorded in the log. Simultaneously, the Sprint System \[6\] will be operated according to manufacturers instructions. The Gaitbox will be set up at the end of the 4 meter walking path at a height of 4 feet from the floor. Times/speeds will be recorded on log sheet."
Duke University, Durham
Lead Sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
FED
Duke University
OTHER