UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000057186
Receipt number R000065353
Scientific Title Survey of impressions of patients and therapists about a new forearm support type walker with fall prevention function and a walker with standing assistance function
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/03/03
Last modified on 2025/07/22 19:04:43

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Basic information

Public title

Survey of impressions of patients and therapists about a new forearm support type walker with fall prevention function and a walker with standing assistance function

Acronym

Survey of impressions of patients and therapists about new walkers

Scientific Title

Survey of impressions of patients and therapists about a new forearm support type walker with fall prevention function and a walker with standing assistance function

Scientific Title:Acronym

Survey of impressions of patients and therapists about a walker with fall prevention function and a walker with standing assistance function

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Inpatients undergoing rehabilitation treatment and their therapists

Classification by specialty

Rehabilitation medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the impressions of patients and therapists regarding a forearm support walker with fall prevention function currently under development and a walker with standing assistance function

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

Ease of walking and assistance

Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Impressions of patients and therapists about the walker

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

Two weeks of walking training using a forearm support walker with fall prevention function or a walker with standing assistance function

Interventions/Control_2


Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) People who retain the ability to understand how to use a forearm support walker with fall prevention function and a walker with standing assistance function
2) People who require supervision and assistance when using a conventional forearm support type walker
3) People whose height and weight do not exceed those recommended for use with a forearm support walker with fall prevention function and a walker with standing assistance function

Key exclusion criteria

1) In case consent to participate in the study cannot be obtained from both the patient and the therapist in charge.
2) In case a doctor determines that it is inappropriate to conduct the study due to the patient's health condition, etc.

Target sample size

6


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Noriaki
Middle name
Last name Hattori

Organization

Toyama University Hospital

Division name

Department of Rehabilitation

Zip code

930-0194

Address

2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama, Japan

TEL

076-434-2315

Email

rehab@med.u-toyama.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Tatsuya
Middle name
Last name Miyaji

Organization

Toyama University Hospital

Division name

Department of Rehabilitation

Zip code

930-0194

Address

2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama, Japan

TEL

076-434-2315

Homepage URL


Email

rehab@med.u-toyama.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

University of Toyama

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

self-procurement

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Kumagai Gumi Co.,Ltd.

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

University of Toyama

Address

2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama, Japan

Tel

076-415-8857

Email

kenrinri@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 03 Month 03 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

6

Results

No plans to disclose the results publicly.

Results date posted

2025 Year 07 Month 22 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics

The patients were five males and one female, with one in the 40s-60s age group and five in the 60s-80s age group.
The therapists were six males and zero females, with five in the 20s-40s age group and one in the 40s-60s age group. One of the therapists had lower back pain.

Participant flow

Six pairs of participants were assigned to receive two pairs of a forearm support walkers with fall prevention function and one pair of a walker with standing assistance function.
All participants were able to undergo rehabilitation treatment for the specified period and were able to complete questionnaires.

Adverse events

There were no adverse events.

Outcome measures

No plans to announce

Plan to share IPD

The anonymized survey results and videos will be shared with Kumagaya Gumi, the joint implementing organization.

IPD sharing Plan description

The anonymized survey results and videos of the walking session will be shared at the end of the monitor survey.
Toyama University's online storage will be used for sharing.
The shared survey results and videos will be used for future product development, and the survey results may be verbally presented as case examples during sales activities.


Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 01 Month 09 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 02 Month 14 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 04 Month 21 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 06 Month 28 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2025 Year 07 Month 01 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2025 Year 07 Month 03 Day

Date analysis concluded

2025 Year 07 Month 13 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 03 Month 02 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 07 Month 22 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000065353