Increasing weight-bearing exercise to prevent bone loss in post-stroke patients using robot-assisted rehabilitatio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: stroke; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Stroke - Ischaemic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000083998
• Lead Sponsor: Monash Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 10 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

(1) age >=18 years old, (2) first ever stroke, (3) hospital admission <2 weeks post stroke and (4) Functional Independence Measure scores of 1–4 (total dependence) on both the locomotor and transfer items at time of admission.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) survival expected to be >=12 months, (2) a cerebellar, bilateral or brainstem stroke that makes it unsafe to operate the robotic device, (3) unable to understand two-part commands due to language or cognitive deficits, (4) neuromuscular condition other than stroke (e.g. Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis), (5) orthopaedic limitations (e.g. severe lower extremity contractures, primary fragility fractures or moderate to severe osteoporosis), (6) bilateral upper limb motor impairment post stroke, (7) hip replacement history, (8) any condition that precludes participation in weight-bearing exercises.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified