Anthropometric data for MoRoW-3
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of a Device for the Motorised Rehabilitation of Walking (MoRoW-3) (Work package 4: Anthropometric data)
IRAS ID
162773
Contact name
Sarah Tyson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Stroke is the greatest cause of adult disability in the UK and the rest of the Westernised World. Over 150,000 people per year have a stroke and approximately 85% of those who require rehabilitation are initially unable to walk and / or stand without help. Additionally, there are over 300,000 people in the UK living with disabilities caused by a stroke, of whom 30-50% have long-term mobility problems.
There is strong evidence that early mobilisation and intensive practice of mobility tasks reduces activity limitations. It also shortens hospital stay with potentially very significant economic benefit, by reducing continuing health and social care needs. Gait rehabilitation for people with severe physical impairments is a challenge. Such patients are unable to walk as their legs are too weak or unstable to take their own weight safely. Yet, they need to practice stepping and walking is key to regaining their mobility.
The Motorised Rehabilitation of Walking (MoRoW-3) is designed to enable people with severe disabilities to practice standing up and sitting down, and walking to aid their rehabilitation. It is a robotic device and has been developed by the research team, in conjunction with advisory panels of stroke survivors and stroke therapists.
The overall aim of the MoRoW-3 project is to produce a ‘clinic-ready’ robotic device to facilitate the rehabilitation of walking and sit to stand which can be taken forward to clinical trials.In this part of the project we wish to collect anthropometric information (data on the size and shape of patients’ trunk/waist, hips and legs) to inform the dimensions and tolerances of the device and ensure the design specification accommodates the full range of body shapes and weights required in practice.
REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
14/WA/1198
Date of REC Opinion
23 Oct 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion