Influence of an Anti-gravity Treadmill on Functional Outcome in Non-operatively Treated Pelvic Fractures - a Pilot Study

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Completed

• Conditions: Rehabilitation; Weight-bearing
• Interventions: Device: anti-gravity treadmill

• Registration Number: NCT03206398
• Lead Sponsor: University of Leipzig

Brief Summary

Non-operative treatment of pelvic fractures is possible. Immobilisation implies different adjustment processes. Patients with pelvic ring fractures and partial weight bearing have to obtain theses. The aim of this pilot study was to prove the additional effect of the anti-gravity treadmill in patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures.

Detailed Description

We prospectively included patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures as the intervention group (IG) and healthy volunteers of different age, sex and body mass index (BMI) as the reference group (RG).

Patients of the IG participated in a training session every three days with an anti-gravity treadmill (Picture 1, alterG®, www.alterg.com) for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy, lymph drainage massage and manual therapy.

Patients were evaluated on three successive dates: Baseline (S1), after mobilization without crutches with full weight-bearing (20 days, S2) and after 40 days (S3)

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-12-01
• Study Completion: 2016-02-01
• Status Verified: 2017-06
• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-06-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-06-30
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnancy, neuromuscular disorders, preexisting muscle atrophy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
pelvic fracture	anti-gravity treadmill	patients with pelvic fracture will additionally be treated with anti-gravity treadmill

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
standardized gait analysis	Day 1 - 40 days	standardized gait analysis was done with fluorescent markers and two cameras

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dynamic gait index	Day 1 - 40 days	rated gait index validated
numeric rating scale	Day 1 - 40 days	numeric rating scale (NRS) to evaluate pain