RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINIMUM TRIAL NUMBERS DURING WALKING GAIT

Authors

Wai Hang Kwong, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeFollow
Ananda Sidarta, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeFollow
Sui Geok Karen Chua, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation CentreFollow
Wei Tech Ang, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeFollow
Phyllis Liang, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeFollow
Todd Pataky, Kyoto UniversityFollow
Cyril Donnelly, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeFollow

Category

Methods / Statistics

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

In a rehabilitation context, athletes may not be able to complete large numbers of trials during testing due to joint edema and pain. The purpose of this research was to determine the minimum number of trials needed to achieve a negligibly fluctuating temporal variance profile during walking gait. The time-series kinematics of the hip, knee and ankle were recorded from 10 participants, completing 11 trials each. The time-series variance of each kinematic variables were calculated for ten trials and used as a reference. Using a two-sample SPM1D {t} (α=0.05), all variance combinations (9, 8, 7, ... 3 of 11 trials) from the same participants were compared to the reference. Results showed a minimum of 7 trials were needed to achieve ’stable‘ kinematic variance during walking gait. This study provides evidence for selecting an appropriate number of walking trials in gait analysis, especially in early-stage rehabilitation for patients with joint pain or edema.

Recommended Citation

Kwong, Wai Hang; Sidarta, Ananda; Chua, Sui Geok Karen; Ang, Wei Tech; Liang, Phyllis; Pataky, Todd; and Donnelly, Cyril (2020) "RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINIMUM TRIAL NUMBERS DURING WALKING GAIT," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 38: Iss. 1, Article 41.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol38/iss1/41