Effectiveness of Robotic Assisted Gait Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Registration Number
- NCT00887848
- Lead Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of robotic-assisted locomotor therapy on improvements of functional gait parameters in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.
- Detailed Description
Within a randomized controlled design the effects of robotic-assisted locomotor training (15 sessions within 5 weeks) will be examined in a sample of 34 children with cerebral palsy.
Children will be randomly assigned to an intervention or waiting list group. Assessments will be performed at baseline, in week 6 as well as in week 12. The intervention is provided to the waiting list group after the assessment in week 6.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
- Bilateral spastic cerebral palsy
- Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS) II-IV
- Prior orthopedic surgery on the lower extremity or the trunk (<6 months)
- Prior neurosurgical interventions (<6 months)
- Significant mental retardation
- Severe contractures
- Prior Lokomat training (<6 months)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method GMFM-66, section E week 0, week 6, week 12
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method GMFM-66, section D week 0, week 6, week 12 Gait speed week 0, week 6, week 12 6-minute walk test week 0, week 6, week 12 3D gait analysis week 0, week 6
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Paediatric Therapy Center Reha Rheinfelden
🇨🇭Rheinfelden, Aargau, Switzerland
University Children's Hospital Zurich, Rehabilitation Centre Affoltern
🇨🇭Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
Paediatric Therapy Center Reha Rheinfelden🇨🇭Rheinfelden, Aargau, Switzerland