Mobility Rehab, a Therapist-assisted System for Gait Rehabilitation

Mobility Rehab: A Feedback System for Mobility Rehabilitation for Older Adults

Phase II of this study includes a pragmatic clinical trial which will take place at Northwest Rehabilitation Associates (NWRA) in Salem, OR to verify the efficacy of the system in a physical therapy clinic.

This Phase II project is a collaboration among: 1) APDM, an innovative small business that has successfully commercialized several innovative products to quantify human movement; 2) the Balance Disorders Laboratory in the department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU); and 3) NorthWest Rehabilitation Associates (NWRA), a nationally-recognized outpatient rehabilitation center that will test the effectiveness of Mobility Rehab for adults with mobility disturbances.

The objective of this Phase II application is to prepare the Mobility Rehab system for commercialization and demonstrate its efficacy for mobility training. Our hypothesis is that feedback-based rehabilitation will be more effective than standard rehabilitation for gait in older adults with gait disturbances. In this Phase II, we will use a pragmatic clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Mobility Rehab on 300 patients with various types of gait disturbances in a physical therapy clinic. In addition to visual feedback, the system will be optimized in Phase II to also provide verbal feedback commands for patients during training.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 60-89 years old
• gait disturbances requiring physical therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• unable to follow instructions (up to the practitioner's judgement)