Instrumented stair climb and descent test for people with mobility impairments

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The protocol uses wearable sensors (accelerometers and surface electromyography) while participants climb and descend a standardized set of stairs to capture timing, kinematics, and muscle activity. Researchers will compare sensor-derived indices across groups (healthy controls, cerebral palsy, stroke, Parkinson's, amputees, arthroplasty) and explore correlations with clinical scales. A first phase focuses on feasibility and on intra- and inter-operator reliability in healthy subjects, with repeated instrumented stair climbs and a walk test as complementary measures. Data will be used to refine objective indices that could complement routine clinical assessments of strength, balance, and fall risk.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Common inclusion criteria for all groups:

\- Ability to climb and descend 10 steps with supervision, even with handrail support.

Common exclusion criteria for all groups:

* Need for help from an operator or use of orthoses to make the stairs;
* Inability to dress the instrumentation (accelerometer/electromyograph);
* clinical condition that does not recommend the execution of scales (e.g. NYHA Class IV cardiovascular decompensation, epilepsy not controlled by drugs, serious visual disturbances...);
* inability to follow verbal instructions.

Inclusion criteria for the healthy group :

* age 4-80 years (8 subjects 4-18 years; 8 subjects 19-65 years; 8 subjects 65-80 years);
* absence of diagnosis of neurological or orthopaedic pathologies, which impair the patient's mobility.

Inclusion criteria for the PCI group :

* age range 4-18 years;
* Diagnosis of Infantile Cerebral Palsy;
* right or left hemiparesis;
* ability motor skills in levels I - III according to the GMFCS (Gross Motor Function Classification System).

Inclusion criteria for the Orthopaedic group:

* Age 65-80 years;
* postoperative postoperative hip or knee arthroplasty (in election and post-fracture, any revisions will be excluded).

Inclusion criteria for the Amputee group:

* age range from 19 to 80 years;
* Leg amputation (trans-tibial), fitted with limb prosthesis.

Inclusion criteria for the Parkinson's group:

* age range from 65 years;
* diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism also on a vascular basis.

Inclusion criteria for the group Ictus Cerebri:

* Age 65-80 years;
* Aftereffects of Ictus Cerebri;
* left or right hemiparesis.

Where it's running

• IRCCS E. Medea
  Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy Recruiting
• ASP Istituti Milanesi Martinitt e Stelline e Pio Albergo Trivulzio
  Milan, Milano, Italy Recruiting
• IRCCS Istituti Clinici Maugeri Tradate
  Tradate, Varese, Italy Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Giovanni Pintabona, Medicine
• Email: giovanni.pintabona@lanostrafamiglia.it
• Phone: +39031877836

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.