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Effects of robot-assisted gait training using exoskeletal type robot in Parkinson’s disease patients

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Diseases of the nervous system
Registration Number
KCT0005324
Lead Sponsor
Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Withdrawn
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who meet the criteria for idiopathic Parkinson's disease presented by the Queen Square Brain Bank, or patients who have already been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease by a neurologist.
2. Patients who are over 20 years old and have less than 3 points in H&Y scale
3. Patients whose levodopa equivocal dose has not changed in the last four weeks
4. Patients who can walk for more than 10 meters without the aid of others or aids.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with severe cognitive impairment with a K-MMSE score of 18 or less
2. Patients with severe dyskinesia due to the status of taking Parkinson's medication (medication on-off)
3. Patients planning a large range of Parkinson's disease medication controls or deep brain stimulation within the study period.
4. Patients with other medical difficulties affecting walking disorders; internal, neurological, or orthopedic problems (e.g., heart failure, respiratory failure, peripheral neuropathy, severe osteoarthritis or joint replacement of lower extremities, etc.)
5. Overweights having difficulty boarding the robot and mounting the exoskeleton (> 100 kg)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Walking speed;Walking endurance
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Freezing gait evaluation;Freezing of Gait questionnaire;Balance evaluation;UPDRS-III(motor score);Evaluation of activities of daily living
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