Effects of gait exercise assist robot (GEAR) on the subjects with chronic stroke
- Conditions
- Subjects with chronic stroke
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000028042
- Lead Sponsor
- Hyogo college of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Gait speed was significantly increased at after the intervention and 1-month follow-up compared with before the intervention in the GEAR group. Also, mean changes in TUG and 6-min walk were significantly greater in the GEAR group than in the treadmill group when comparing before with after the intervention.The GRC scale scores were significantly higher after the intervention, at a 1-month and 3-month follow-up assessment than that before the intervention in the GEAR group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Not provided
1.Cannot obey instructions of a healer 2.Significant cardiorespiratory/metabolic disease, or orthopedic injury or other neurological 3.Excessive spasticity (defined as Ashworth scale of greater than 3 at any lower limb joint) 4.Size limitations for the harness/counterweight system or robotic orthosis 5.No botulinum toxin therapy in the lower limbs < 4 months prior to enrollment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical Cost Index and gait analysis
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 10m gait velocity 6-minute walk distance Timed up to Go