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Automated Multicohort Mobility Assessment With an Instrumented L-Test (iL-test).

Jose Albites-Sanabria, Pierpaolo Palumbo, Ilaria D'Ascanio

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering : a Publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

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The instrumented L-test (iL-test) uses wearable sensors to automatically assess mobility. It accurately differentiates mobility patterns in various conditions, offering improved healthcare insights.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Rehabilitation Science
Clinical Biomechanics

Background:

The traditional L-test measures mobility primarily by completion time.
Objective, detailed mobility assessment is needed across diverse patient populations.
Wearable inertial sensors offer a potential solution for enhanced mobility evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and validate the instrumented L-test (iL-test) using wearable inertial sensors.
To analyze kinematic features from the iL-test to differentiate mobility patterns across various health conditions.
To explore the correlation between iL-test derived features and clinical status in different cohorts.

Main Methods:

Development of the iL-test with a wearable inertial sensor placed at the lower back.
Validation of automatic activity segmentation using stereophotogrammetry.
Analysis of 164 kinematic features in 113 participants across seven cohorts (healthy, COPD, MS, CHF, PD, PFF, TFA).
Application of random forest classification and correlation analyses to identify mobility patterns and clinical relevance.

Main Results:

The iL-test demonstrated technical validity, accurately segmenting activities across all cohorts.
Significant differences in mobility patterns were detected between healthy individuals and those with proximal femoral fracture (AUC=0.89) and transfemoral amputation (AUC=0.99).
Strong correlations were observed between kinematic features and clinical scores in MS, CHF, PFF, and TFA, showing decreased movement quality with disease progression.
Features from 90° and 180° turns were critical for differentiating between cohorts.

Conclusions:

The iL-test provides automated, objective mobility assessment across a broad spectrum of clinical conditions.
This technology has the potential to enhance mobility evaluation and inform clinical decision-making.
Further research into turn-specific features could refine differential diagnostic capabilities.