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The effect of robotic exoskeleton gait rehabilitation on individuals with chronic spinal cord injury
niversity of Cape Town0 sites48 target enrollmentMay 21, 2016
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Nervous System Diseases
- Sponsor
- niversity of Cape Town
- Enrollment
- 48
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •¿Male or female individuals with a SCI (traumatic)
- •¿18 through to 65 years old
- •¿English speaking (Does not need to be 1st language but must be fluent)
- •¿Chronic (\>1yr) spinal cord injury
- •¿Motor/Sensory incomplete (AIS B, C, D), with a neurological level of injury (NLI) between C1\-C8 as determined by the International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI)
- •¿Reliant upon a wheelchair as their primary mode of mobility
- •¿Sufficient anthropometrics and range of motion (ROM) to achieve a normal, reciprocal gait pattern within the EksoTM suit
- •oStanding height: 157cm ¿ 188cm
- •oMaximum hip width: 42cm
- •oUpper leg length (Femur): 51cm to 61\.4cm
Exclusion Criteria
- •¿Non\-traumatic SCI
- •¿Have trained in a robotic exoskeleton in the past
- •¿Performing any other form of locomotor training
- •¿Clinically Depressed (Beck Depression Inventory)
- •¿Any medical issue that in the opinion of the investigator precludes full weight bearing locomotor training including but not limited to:
- •oHeart or respiratory comorbidity
- •oSpinal instability (or spinal orthotic unless cleared by physician)
- •oAcute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with activity restrictions
- •oSevere, recurrent autonomic dysreflexia (AD) requiring medical intervention
- •oHeterotopic ossification (HO) in the lower extremities resulting in ROM restrictions at the hips or knees
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
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