Physical Work Capacity After Traumatic Brain Injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury
• Interventions: Procedure: body weight supported treadmill training; Procedure: traditional physical therapy

• Registration Number: NCT00653640
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether body weight supported treadmill training is more effective than traditional physical therapy at restoring gait in persons recovering from traumatic brain injury.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05
• Study First Submitted: 2008-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2008-04-07
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-03
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

• traumatic brain injury
• follow two step commands
• between 18 and 60 years old
• between 3 and 36 months post injury

Exclusion Criteria

• known cardiovascular disease
• uncooperative, behavioral challenges

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	body weight supported treadmill training	body weight supported treadmill training
2	traditional physical therapy	traditional physical therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overground gait speed	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
aerobic capacity	12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Transitional Learning Center; 🇺🇸 Galveston, Texas, United States

TIRR Memorial Hermann; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States