REWARD: REcovery of Walking Ability using a Robotic Device
Completed
- Conditions
- Incomplete Spinal Cord InjuryInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningInjury of spinal cord, level unspecified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN67827069
- Lead Sponsor
- Rehabilitation Fund (Revalidatiefonds) (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Patients, both male and female were asked to participate in the study if they were older than 17 years and had a motor or sensory incomplete lesion according to American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) classification.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Medical complications such as unstable hypertension, arrhythmias and unstable cardiovascular problems
2. Severe skeletal problems such as osteoarthritis or osteoporosis of the lower limbs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Walking speed at the timed 10m walk test at baseline and after the intervention of 24 sessions after twelve weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC)<br>2. Berg Balance Scale (BBS)<br>3. Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI)<br>4. Hoffer classification (HOF)<br>5. Self-selected Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (WISCI II) <br>6. Timed get-up and go test (TUG)<br>7. Cardiorespiratory outcome measures and isometric maximal knee extension and flexion strength<br><br>Measured at baseline and after the intervention of 24 sessions after twelve weeks