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Walking speed is an important clinical parameter because it sums up the ability to move and predicts adverse outcomes. However, usually measured inside the clinics, it can suffer from poor ecological validity. Wearable devices such as global positioning systems (GPS) can be used to measure real-world walking speed. Still, the accuracy of GPS systems decreases in environments with poor sky visibility. This work tests a solution based on a mass-market, real-time kinematic receiver (RTK), overcoming such limitations. Seven participants walked a predefined path composed of tracts with different sky visibility. The walking speed was calculated by the RTK and compared with a reference value calculated using an odometer and a stopwatch. Despite tracts with totally obstructed visibility, the correlation between the receiver and the reference system was high (0.82 considering all tracts and 0.93 considering high-quality tracts). Similarly, a Bland Altman analysis showed a minimal detectable change of 0.12 m/s in the general case and 0.07 m/s considering only high-quality tracts. This work demonstrates the feasibility and validity of the presented device for the measurement of real-world walking speed, even in tracts with high interference. These findings pave the way for clinical use of the proposed device to measure walking speed in the real world, thus enabling digital remote monitoring of locomotor function. Several populations may benefit from similar devices, including older people at a high risk of fall, people with neurological diseases, and people following a rehabilitation intervention.
validation, real-world walking speed, real-time kinematic, global navigation satellite system, global navigation satellite system; real-time kinematic; real-world walking speed; remote monitoring; validation, Bioengineering and Biotechnology, remote monitoring, TP248.13-248.65, Biotechnology
validation, real-world walking speed, real-time kinematic, global navigation satellite system, global navigation satellite system; real-time kinematic; real-world walking speed; remote monitoring; validation, Bioengineering and Biotechnology, remote monitoring, TP248.13-248.65, Biotechnology
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