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Robotically Assisted Treadmill Training in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

NCT00385918 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2014-05-14

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Summary

This proposal investigates the hypothesis that progressive aerobic exercise with Lokomat is feasible in people with motor incomplete spinal cord injury, and three months of training will improve cardiovascular fitness and gait functionality when compared to physical therapy controls

Conditions

  • Paraplegia
  • Quadriplegia
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Tetraplegia

Interventions

DEVICE

Lokomat Training

The Lokomat is a robotically assisted partial weight suspension treadmill training device that has the potential to restore leg function in persons with incomplete leg paralysis.

OTHER

Home stretching then Lokomat training

Patients will be instructed by a physical therapist on how to perform a home stretching protocol 3 times per week for 3 months. The stretching will be monitored via telephone by the study coordinator. This will be an active control arm. After 3 months the patients will be crossed over to Lokomat training for an additional 3 months. This training will be the same as given to the individuals originally randomized to the Lokomat treatment intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Gorman, MD MS · VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • United States

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