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NCT Number: NCT04624594

AI Mobile Application Versus HCP for Bodyweight Squats

To assess if an artificial intelligence (AI) mobile application can identify and improve bodyweight squat form in adult participants when compared to a Physical Therapist (PT).

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Key information

Conditions

Squat Form Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

20 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, 10032, United States

About this study

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people can address their health needs. One such way related to physical exercise is AI-enabled exercise mobile application (digital coach), which uses motion tracking technology to monitor and provide real-time audio feedback on a person's exercise form. However, this AI technology has yet to be independently tested against an in-person evaluator (human coach) for its ability to improve exercise form. This study is a blinded randomized controlled trial comparing the ability of the digital coach (n=15) and a Physical Therapist (PT) human coach (n=15) to improve bodyweight squat form in 30 able-bodied volunteers age 20 - 35. Each volunteer performs 10 unassisted control squats, then 10 squats with assistive vocal feedback from either coach after each repetition, and finally 10 more unassisted test squats, all squats video-recorded. Three independent video evaluators count the number of correct squat repetitions completed by volunteers before and after intervention by the different coaches. This project is important to validate the digital coach compared to a PT human coach in a small population using a bodyweight squat for its wide applicability to daily movement patterns.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Columbia University affiliate
  • Aged 20 to 35 years
  • Able to perform moderate bodyweight exercise for 10 minutes

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to provide consent

Treatment and study plan

Artificial Intelligence Feedback

Other

AI mobile application provides feedback to participants randomized to artificial intelligence group.

Physical Therapist Feedback

Other

PT provides feedback to participants randomized to physical therapist group.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of correct squats

    Time frame: Up to 15 minutes or completion of third set of squats

    Post-intervention improvement in squats will be determined by the number of correct squats in the third set as compared to the first set of squats.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of squats that are identified correctly by AI

    Time frame: Up to 15 minutes or completion of third set of squats

    AI identification of correct and incorrect squats will be determined by the number of squats that are identified correctly by AI as compared with independent evaluators.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Columbia University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Medical Fellowships

Registry information

Official study title

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mobile Application Versus Health Care Provider (HCP) for Bodyweight Squats: A Randomized, Blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Nov 12, 2020
Registry last updated
Aug 16, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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