Effects of Robotic-Assisted Locomotor Training in subjects with chronic incomplete Spinal Cord Iinjury

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• Conditions: Spastic tetraplegia.; congenital cerebral palsy

• Registration Number: IRCT201206071722N6
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria included:Patients with traumatic motor incomplete SCI with a neurologic lesion level of L1 or higher that at least one year passed the lesion ;Not currently enrolled in physical therapy or other training regimens (Wirz etal 2005); Male or Female between ages 16 and 55; No clinically significant sign, impairment or disease including: cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, orthostatic hypotension, bladder and kidney disease, unhealed decubiti, pressure sore or bed sore, fracture and contracture; No history of truamatic barin injury, contracture, hetropic ossification, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis ;Score Modefied Ashworth Scale in lower limb spasticity was 3 or less; Completing informed consent; Lokomat group were within the physical size of the Lokomat (ie, greater trochanter to lateral epicondyle 35 cm- 47 cm; pelvis width 50 cm, thigh circumference measured 14 cm above the knee axis 57 cm, and body weight 150 kg).
Exclusion criteria included: Dependent on ventilator; Decreased level of consciousness for more than 24 hours after trauma; No complete sessions of treatment in the current study.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
American Spinal Injury Association(ASIA) TEST. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: ASIA Form.;Spasticity. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system and Ashworth Scale.;Muscle force. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system.;Function. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: FIM, FAM, SCIM, WISCI II.;Speed of walking. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: treadmill.;Range of motion. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system and MOtion Captures Analysis.;Timing of movement. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system and Motion Captures Analysis.;Gait evaluation. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: 2MWT, 10MWT, 6MWT.