No more sticky markers? AI cameras could make gait analysis easier for kids
NCT ID NCT07572214
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a markerless motion capture system (using video cameras and AI) can replace the traditional method of placing sticky markers on children's skin to analyze their walking. Fifty children with walking difficulties walked over a walkway both with and without markers, while both systems recorded them. The goal was to see if the markerless system produces equally accurate movement graphs, which could make gait analysis faster and less stressful for children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make gait analysis faster, more comfortable, and more accessible for children with walking problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study comparing two measurement methods, not testing a treatment. Results may not apply to all children or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participant referred to the gait lab to carry out gait analysis
- Ages
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6 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Referred to the gait lab to carry out a 3D gait analysis * Able to cope with the demands of the 3D gait analysis * Able to comprehend and understand instruction in English in order to consent and safely undertake the clinical gait analysis * Aged between 6-18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Non-ambulatory, unable to walk. * Aged below 6 years of age * Unable to comprehend and understand instruction in English in order to consent and safely undertake the clinical gait analysis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 5AB, United Kingdom
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