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The Effectiveness of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Training

NCT01689922 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2017-03-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of standard for our practice postoperative physical therapy (PT) program to a PT program that incorporates lower body positive pressure (LBPP) treadmill training for the patients after lumbar discectomy and fusion surgeries.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

Interventions

OTHER

AlterG

All patients will begin an early postoperative rehabilitation program and standard PT no later than 4 weeks following surgery and continue for at least 6 weeks. The duration of standard PT program could be extended depending on the patient needs. The patients randomized to undergo (LBPP) treadmill training will have an additional 7-week 3 times a week training on the antigravity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Justin Parker Neurological Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alan T Villavicencio, MD · Boulder Neurosurgical Associates

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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