The Effect of Power Posing on Timed Up and Go Test Score

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study determines the effects of posture on time up and go test. Half of the subjects will assume a high-power posture, while the other half will assume a low-power posture.

Detailed Description
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Subjects in the experimental group were instructed to stand with hands on their hips, elbows pointing out and feet approximately one foot apart for 20 seconds. Subjects in the control group were instructed to stand with hands and arms wrapping around the torso and feet together for 20 seconds. Timed Up and Go test was administered using an OmniVR™ Virtual Rehabilitation System before and after the postural intervention

Official Title
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The Effects of Posture on Timed up and go

Conditions
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Healthy Volunteers

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: high-power
* Other: low-power


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: male or female, age 18 to 65, with all 4 extremities intact, and ability to stand still for 20 seconds. Exclusion Criteria: unable to stand with their feet together or one foot apart for at least 20 seconds, unable to wrap their arms around their torso or keep their hands on their hips for 20 seconds, unable to perform sit to stand transfer and ambulation independently, and cognitive impairments that interfere with the experimental procedures.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Dominant<br>Subjects in the experimental group were instructed to stand with hands on their hips, elbows pointing out and feet approximately one foot apart for 20 seconds. | Other: high-power<br>* Subjects will stand with hands on their hips, elbows pointing out and feet approximately one foot apart (high-power) for 20 seconds.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Submissive<br>Subjects in the control group were instructed to stand with hands and arms wrapping around the torso and feet together for 20 seconds. | Other: low-power<br>* Subjects will stand with hands and arms wrapping around the torso and feet together (low-power) for 20 seconds.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Timed up and go Test | Patients wear their regular footwear and can use a walking aid if needed. Begin by having the patient sit back in a standard arm chair and identify a line 3 meters or 10 feet away on the floor. The timed up and go test measures the amount of time, in seconds, that it takes to stand from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn around and walk back to the chair, and sit down again. A change between pre and post postural intervention is reported. The time point for pre intervention is at baseline. The time point for post intervention is immediately after the intervention. | Up to 3 minutes during each Timed up and go Test. Twice (pre and post the postural intention) at the same session (day). |