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Observer Reactivity During Gait Measurements in a Clinical Setting

NCT05674162 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2023-12-13

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Summary

Observer reactivity, also known as the 'Hawthorne effect', can roughly be described as the alteration of behaviour as a consequence of observation or awareness of measurement. Although researchers are aware of a potential observation effect during measurements, observer reactivity may also influence assessments that are performed as part of clinical care. Previous research on observer reactivity during gait measurements has resulted in contradicting outcomes and most studies examined the effects of participation in research rather than the clinical measurement of gait in a gait lab setting or the observation by professionals. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the differences in gait pattern between unobserved walking, observed walking, and observed walking combined with awareness of measurement, in a within-subjects repeated measures design.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Unobserved

Participants walk a distance of 40 meters wearing the sensors, unobserved by the researcher.

BEHAVIORAL

Observed

Participants walk a distance of 40 meters wearing the sensors, observed by the researcher.

RADIATION

Unobserved & Measured

Participants walk a distance of 40 meters wearing the sensors, unobserved by the researcher and aware of the gait measurement by the sensors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sint Maartenskliniek

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Noël LW Keijsers, PhD · Sint Maartenskliniek

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-01
Completion
2023-05-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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