Effects of robotic training with the exoskeleton on the walking ability of patients after incomplete spinal cord injury
- Conditions
- G82Paraplegia and tetraplegia
- Registration Number
- DRKS00020789
- Lead Sponsor
- niversität zu Lübeck
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting stopped after recruiting started
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18 - 80 years
- Medical indication for training with the exoskeleton
- incomplete paraplegia of any cause
- no previous therapy with the exoskeleton
Exclusion Criteria
- limited bony stability of spine, trunk, pelvis and lower extremities
- Restricted/no ability to walk due to other health causes such as malignant tumours, internal, cardiopulmonary or respiratory diseases
- Acute or subacute deep vein thrombosis of the leg
- open wounds on the contact surfaces of the exoskeleton
- lack of willingness to participate in exoskeletal therapy
- Isolation obligation due to multi-resistant pathogens
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method gait parameters: <br>- Elevated at: Start of therapy, at end of therapy <br>- Raised by: Time in the Timed-up-and-go Test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method gait parameters:<br>- Elevated at: Start of therapy, at end of therapy<br>- Time in the 10-meter walking test, walking distance in meters in the 6-minute walking test, assessment of the assistance required for a walking distance of 10 meters using the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury ll<br>- Time between injury and start of therapy<br>- Size<br>- Weight<br>- Gender<br>- Cause of Spinal Cord Injury<br>- Age at time of accident<br>- Lesion height