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Effects of Robotic Versus Manually-Assisted Locomotor Training for Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

NCT00127439 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2018-01-24

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect data comparing two means of providing locomotor training: manual and robotic and the possible differential effects it may have on walking ability for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manually Assisted Locomotor Training

The total program is 45 sessions, 5x/week with total locomotor training (LT) duration of 30 stepping minutes/day. 1) BWS is initiated at 40% and gradually decreasing to 0%, 2) treadmill speed is set at normal walking speeds and increased as tolerated, and 3) manual assistance given when the subject is unable to independently step or control upright posture, and decreased as participant progresses. Trainers assist via verbal cues and manual assistance to achieve good stepping. The goal for endurance is 20 mins of continuous, independent, coordinated stepping on the treadmill at 0% BWS. Participants are encouraged to assist and/or independently maintain an upright posture, weight shift onto the loaded limb, flex or extend their legs, and to swing their arms in coordination with the legs.

OTHER

Robotic Assisted Locomotor Training

The total program is 45 sessions, 5x/week with total locomotor training (LT) duration of 30 stepping minutes/day. 1) BWS is initiated at 40% and gradually decreasing to 0%, 2) treadmill speed is set at normal walking speeds and increased as tolerated, and 3) manual assistance given when the subject is unable to independently step or control upright posture, and decreased as participant progresses. Trainers assist via verbal cues and manual assistance to achieve good stepping. The goal for endurance is 20 mins of continuous, independent, coordinated stepping on the treadmill at 0% BWS. Participants are encouraged to assist and/or independently maintain an upright posture, weight shift onto the loaded limb, flex or extend their legs, and to swing their arms in coordination with the legs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea Behrman, PT PhD · North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-06-30
Primary Completion
2009-04-30
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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