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Robot Coach of Chronic Low Back Pain Patient

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
Other: Usual rehabilitation program
Device: Rehabilitation program with Poppy robot
Registration Number
NCT03260738
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Brest
Brief Summary

The objective of KERAAL technological project is to create a new intelligent robot which allows a humanoid robot to record then to show and to follow the progress of rehabilitation sessions proposed by a physiotherapist to a patient, the latter being able to practice without the physiotherapist. The final objective is to stimulate and increase the overseen time of rehabilitation. Poppy robot was chosen as it is able to realize all kind of movements notably movements of the spine with 5 degrees of freedom associated to the several levels of the spine. It will allow to address the population included in the protocol. RCOOL study tries to validate this prototype device as tool of rehabilitation.

The main objective is the feasibility of the supervision by a humanoid robot of a succession of rehabilitation exercises.

RCOOL study is a randomized clinical trial checked under single-blind condition to compare two rehabilitation strategies, one with exercises executed by the patients and supervised by Poppy and the other one with usual rehabilitation protocol.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
31
Inclusion Criteria
  • Chronic Low back pain (more than 6 months)
  • Patient who has completed an outpatient rehabilitation program with at least 20 spine-centric sessions
  • Inclusion in a low back pain rehabilitation program in an inpatient our outpatient unit.
  • Adult between 18 and 70 years old
  • Patient affiliated to French social security system
  • Patient having signed an informed consent of participation for research
Exclusion Criteria
  • Symptomatic low back pain (identified medical etiology)
  • Isolated sciatica, whatever the cause
  • Cruralgia
  • Chronic widespread pain
  • Age lower than 18 and higher than 70
  • Unfit of agreeing or refusing to participate in the study
  • Unstable medical situation preventing the continuous realization of a program of at least 4 weeks

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control groupUsual rehabilitation programUsual 3hours daily (5 days a week) rehabilitation program without robot during 3 weeks
"Robot Poppy" groupRehabilitation program with Poppy robot30 minutes of daily rehabilitation program (physical exercises dedicated to the mobility of the spine) supervised by Poppy robot during 3 weeks included in a 3hours daily (5 days a week) rehabilitation program.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Average time of the daily physical activityDay 0 to Week 4

Each therapist note the time of each physical activity session with the usually breaks. The time of kinesitherapy included the activity supervised by poppy will allow to evaluate the prototype device feasibility.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual Analog Scale (EVA) of lumbar painDay 0, Week 4 and Month 6
Dallas questionnaireDay 0, Week 4 and Month 6
Fear Avoidance and Belief Questionnaire (FABQ)Day 0, Week 4 and Month 6
Roland-Morris questionnaireDay 0, Week 4 and Month 6
Number of exercises done during rehabilitation supervised by robot Poppy (30 minutes each day for 4 weeks)Day 0 to Week 4
Number of adverse eventsDay 0 to Day 90
Acceptability questionnaireWeek 4 and Month 6

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

CHRU de Brest

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Brest, France

Fondation ILDYS - Service de MPR de l'appareil locomoteur de PERHARIDY

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Roscoff, France

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