Reliability of a Gait Analysis System
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05538221 |
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Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 13, 2022
Last Update Posted : November 8, 2022
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| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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| Gait Analysis | Diagnostic Test: SILEMA |
Gait disturbances can be observed in all age groups, and may be due to different conditions, such as advanced age, stroke, head trauma, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, myelomeningocele, among others. The aforementioned gait disorders are associated with an increased risk of falls (which can cause major fractures or head trauma), decreased mobility, loss of independence, cardiovascular pathology, and decreased quality of life.
One of the main objectives of rehabilitation is the improvement of the gait pattern, for which a correct evaluation of it is a necessary condition. Gait analysis is the systematic study of human locomotion, with joint kinematics (description of movement in different planes) and temporo-spatial parameters (speed, cadence, step length, stance and swing times) being variables usually valued and reported. There are several methods for conducting gait assessments. One of them consists of the administration of scales based on observation, which are accessible and simple to execute, but exhibit limited reliability and validity, depending in addition to the previous experience of the observer. The method considered "Gold standard" is the Instrumented Gait Analysis (IGA), from which parameters of kinematics (through optoelectronic cameras and reflective markers), kinetics (through the use of force platforms) and muscle activity (using electromyography) can be obtained.Unfortunately, these systems are not available in most rehabilitation centers, due to the high cost they represent, the need to have highly trained professionals for their use and the long time needed for calibration and post-processing, difficulties that are continuously mentioned in the literature. An alternative to IGA is the use of video-based systems that allow the quantification of temporo-spatial parameters and joint kinematics. One of these systems is SILEMA(Computer System for Gait Study Laboratories in Argentina) which is based on the technique of digital videography. This system exhibits the advantages of being portable, easy to implement and use, and low cost.The purpose of the clinical analysis of gait is usually to differentiate between normal and abnormal patterns, and to assess the change over time or due to an intervention (surgery, orthosis, botulinum toxin, physical therapy, etc.), being necessary in the latter case to make repeated measurements. Usually, to carry out gait evaluations, the patient is asked to perform several "passes", each of them consisting of a free gait through a walkway, at a "self-selected" speed, during a session in which the corresponding information is collected. In healthy subjects, there is usually a variability between repeated measurements (both intra-subject and inter-subject), which occurs at the expense of intrinsic factors (age, height, gait speed, etc.) or extrinsic, caused by methodological errors (experimental error), such as those related to the placement of markers (task carried out by an evaluator, usually a Therapist, or with the processing of a video made by the operator of the software. The consistency or repeatability of the measurements is what is known as reliability. In other words, reliability is a measure of the variability that exists between repeated measurements, and is usually estimated, as recommended, using the intraclass correlation coefficient "ICC" (Relative Reliability) and the standard error of the measure "SEM" (Absolute Reliability). Its determination is very important, since in daily practice it could give information on whether the observed change in a certain parameter of the gait is due to the intervention / evolution of the pathology or to the variability of the measurements. In the context of gait analysis, reliability is typically evaluated "inter-pass" (between several passes of the same subject, in the same session), "intra-operator" (same video evaluated by the same operator at two different times), "interoperator" (same video, different operators), "intra-evaluator" (same evaluator, different sessions) and "inter-evaluator" (same session, different evaluators). To the best of our knowledge, the reliability of SILEMA has not been reported, being the objective of the present study, to determine this metric, with the intention of expanding its use, both for the clinic and for research.
| Study Type : | Observational |
| Actual Enrollment : | 18 participants |
| Observational Model: | Other |
| Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
| Official Title: | Reliability of a Low-cost Video-based Gait Analysis System |
| Actual Study Start Date : | October 20, 2022 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 4, 2022 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | November 4, 2022 |
- Diagnostic Test: SILEMA
SILEMA consists of a webcam connected to a laptop, a LED reflector, and a software. To carry out gait analysis with SILEMA, an Evaluator must place six yellow auto-adhesive markers over certain anatomical landmarks in the lower limbs, namely, greater trochanter, external femoral condyle, head of the fibula, lateral malleolus and base and head of the fifth metatarsal. The patient is asked to walk barefoot through an eight meter walkway at a self-selected speed, while a webcam connected to a laptop records a video. Then, an Operator, making use of the software, processes the video, obtaining spatio-temporal and joint kinematic parameters.
- Step Length [ Time Frame: One Week ]Distance between the initial contact of one foot, and the next initial contact of the other foot, expressed in meters. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Speed [ Time Frame: One Week ]Distance travelled in the unit of time, expressed in meters/seconds .Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Cadence [ Time Frame: One Week ]Number of steps performed on the unit of time. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Stance Time [ Time Frame: One Week ]Time elapsed between the initial contact of one foot and the take-off of the toes of the same foot, expressed in seconds.Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Swing Time [ Time Frame: One Week ]Time elapsed between take-off of the toes and the next initial contact of the same foot, expressed in seconds. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Hip Range of Motion [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Knee Range of Motion [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Ankle Range of Motion [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Minimum Hip angle [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Minimum Knee angle [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Minimum Ankle angle [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Maximum Hip angle [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Maximum Knee angle [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
- Maximum Ankle angle [ Time Frame: One Week ]In Degrees. Kinematic parameter to define reliability
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age between 18 and 60 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of any condition (neuromuscular, cardiovascular and/or musculoskeletal) that could generate an atypical gait pattern
- Pregnancy
- Known hypersensitivity to adhesive tape
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05538221
| Argentina | |
| CINEA | |
| San Miguel De Tucumán, Tucumám, Argentina, 4000 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Bernardo Centeno | Centro Integral de Neurologia y Especialidades Afines, Argentina |
| Responsible Party: | Bernardo Centeno, Medical Doctor, Centro Integral de Neurologia y Especialidades Afines, Argentina |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05538221 |
| Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT05305755 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
ConfSilema |
| First Posted: | September 13, 2022 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | November 8, 2022 |
| Last Verified: | November 2022 |
| Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
| Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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Gait Reliability Video Kinematics Temporo Spatial Parameters |