Ankle joint motion training using a lower limb exoskeleton robot

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Stroke; cerebral infarction, Hemorrhagic Strokes; D020521

• Registration Number: JPRN-jRCT1032210357
• Lead Sponsor: Michiyuki Kawakami

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Stroke patients
Hemiplegia due to unilateral cerebral hemisphere lesion
Age: 18 years and older
Lower limb motor impairment, SIAS(foot pat) 1 or greater
Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion is 0 degrees or greater.
Patients who do not have severe aphasia or cognitive impairment and can understand the purpose of the study.
Patients with no contraindication to exercise therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

Examples of contraindications to exercise therapy (details are given below)
1) Serious cardiac disease: unstable angina, myocardial infarction of short duration, non-compensated congestive heart failure, acute pulmonary heart, uncontrolled arrhythmia, severe aortic stenosis, active myocarditis, endocarditis, etc.
2) Poorly controlled hypertension
(iii) Acute systemic illness or fever
(iv) Recent pulmonary embolism, acute pulmonary heart, severe pulmonary hypertension
5) Complication of severe hepatic or renal dysfunction
(6) Complication of severe orthopedic disease that interferes with lower limb movement
7) Severe cognitive impairment, severe psychiatric disease
(viii) Other metabolic disorders (e.g., acute thyroiditis)
(9) Patients with spontaneous pain or inflammation of the ankle joint
Patients with a history of ankle fracture or traumatic tendon injury.
Patients with contractures of the ankle joint
Patients with impaired consciousness
(9) Patients for whom written consent could not be obtained

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified