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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2020/10/028328
CTRI/2020/10/028328Not yet recruitingPhase 2

Gait training with Exoskeletal Robot in patients with incompletespinal cord injury and its effect on locomotion: A prospective pre-post study

International Institute of Information Technology Bengaluru0 sites0 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Men and women with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) aged between 18 - 60 years with
  • paraplegia or tetraplegia, sub-acute or chronic ( > 3 week after the injury).
  • Non-traumatic SCI will also be included, given they have neurologically stable
  • conditions.
  • 2. Sufficient diaphragmatic strength (>= 30 single breath count) such that respiration is not compromised with exercise.
  • 3. AIS-C SCI & AIS-D SCI (motor incomplete), as determined by the International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI).
  • 4. No history of other neurological conditions.
  • 5. Weight 90kg or less.
  • 6. Be able to fit into the REARS device.
  • 7. Height between approximately 5 feet and 6 feet
  • 8. Willing to give an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. AIS-A & AIS-B spinal cord injury patients
  • 2. Lower motor neuron injuries
  • 3. Currently involved in another interventional study
  • 4. DEXA results indicating a t-score below -2.5 at the lumbar spine and proximal femur
  • 5. Uncontrolled or severe orthostatic hypotension that limits standing tolerance; defined as sustained, symptomatic drops in systolic and diastolic (>= 20 mm Hg systolic, >= 10 mm Hg diastolic) blood pressure when moving from sitting to standing
  • 6. Active heterotopic ossification (HO)
  • 7. Contractures at the hip or knee preventing standing, hip dysplasia or hip / knee axis abnormalities
  • 8. Unresolved deep vein thrombosis
  • 9. Uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia
  • 10. Severe muscular or skeletal pain.
  • 11. Active systemic or peripheral infection
  • 12. Open skin ulcerations in the sacral / trochanteric region or other body surfaces which will come in contact with exoskeleton or harness
  • 13. Pregnancy
  • 14. Cognitive impairments â?? unable to follow 2 steps commands and communicate for pain or to stop session
  • 15. History of recent myocardial infarction ( < 6 months) or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
  • 16. Colostomy

Investigators

Sponsor
International Institute of Information Technology Bengaluru

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