Effectiveness of Robotic Assisted Gait Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy (PeLoGAIT)

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: Lokomat training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00887848

PeLoGAIT_2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of robotic-assisted locomotor therapy on improvements of functional gait parameters in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.

Full description

Within a randomized controlled design the effects of robotic-assisted locomotor training (15 sessions within 5 weeks) will be examined in a sample of 34 children with cerebral palsy.

Children will be randomly assigned to an intervention or waiting list group. Assessments will be performed at baseline, in week 6 as well as in week 12. The intervention is provided to the waiting list group after the assessment in week 6.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Bilateral spastic cerebral palsy
• Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS) II-IV

Exclusion criteria

• Prior orthopedic surgery on the lower extremity or the trunk (<6 months)
• Prior neurosurgical interventions (<6 months)
• Significant mental retardation
• Severe contractures
• Prior Lokomat training (<6 months)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

Lokomat training

Experimental group

Description:

Lokomat training

Treatment:

Other: Lokomat training

Waiting list

Other group

Description:

Lokomat training after waiting phase of 5 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Lokomat training