Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Early After Stroke Using Feedback-controlled Robotics-assisted Treadmill Exercise

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stroke

Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments

Device: Feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise

Device: Robotics-assisted treadmill exercise

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01679600

CardioRobot

Details and patient eligibility

About

The propose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and the clinical efficiency of feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise (RATE) technology for cardiovascular rehabilitation early after stroke. The investigators hypothesize that feedback-controlled RATE might be suitable and effective to improve cardiovascular fitness and functional carryover in non-ambulatory individuals with sub-acute stroke.

Full description

For detailed info: Stoller O, de Bruin ED, Schuster-Amft C, Schindelholz M, de Bie RA, Hunt KJ. Cardiovascular rehabilitation soon after stroke using feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise: study protocol of a randomized controlled pilot trial. Trials. 2013 Sep 22;14(1):304.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinical diagnosis of an initial supratentorial stroke
≤20 weeks post stroke at intervention onset
Age ≥18 years
Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) ≤3
Ability to understand the procedures and provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Contraindications for exercise testing outlined by American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Contraindications for RATE according to the manufacturer
Concurrent neurological disease
Concurrent pulmonary disease
History of dementia