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Efficacy of a Robotic-assisted Gait Training in Addition to a Conventional Physical Therapy in Parkinson's Disease

NCT02164162 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-06-23

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Summary

In Parkinson's disease, gait disturbances represent one of the most disabling motor symptoms, frequently associated with an increased risk of falls, loss of independence and a negative impact on quality of life. In recent years, the interest in automated robotic devices for gait training for Parkinson's Disease patients has grown. With their consistent, symmetrical lower-limb trajectories, robotic devices provide many of the proprioceptive inputs that may increase cortical activation and improve motor function while minimizing the intervention of a therapist. So the main aim of this study will be to analyze, through a clinical and an instrumental evaluation, the effectiveness of a Lokomat gait training in subjects affected by Parkinson's disease in comparison to a ground conventional gait training.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Lokomat (Hocoma, Zurich, Switzerland)

Patients allocated to the Experimental group performed a Robotic Assistested Gait Training by means of the Lokomat. The Lokomat is robotic device set up as an exoskeleton on the lower limbs of the patient. The system uses a dynamic body weight-support system to support he participant above a motorized treadmill synchronized with the Lokomat.

OTHER

Conventional physical treatment

Patients allocated to the Control Group performed a general exercise program and a conventional gait training. The general exercise program consisted in cardiovascular warm-up exercises, muscle stretching exercises, active-assisted or active isometric and isotonic exercises for the main muscles of the trunk and limbs, relaxation exercises, coordination and dual task activities and balance exercises. The conventional gait therapy was based on the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) concept (lasting 30 minutes), with rhythmic initiation, slow reversal, and agonistic reversal exercises applied to the pelvic region, each 10 minutes long. The same trained therapist treated all the patients in this group and standardized the duration of each part of the treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Habilita, Ospedale di Sarnico

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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