Influence of an Anti-gravity Treadmill on Functional Outcome in Non-operatively Treated Pelvic Fractures - a Pilot Study

University of Leipzig

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Weight-bearing

Treatments: Device: anti-gravity treadmill

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03206398

1007

Details and patient eligibility

About

Non-operative treatment of pelvic fractures is possible. Immobilisation implies different adjustment processes. Patients with pelvic ring fractures and partial weight bearing have to obtain theses. The aim of this pilot study was to prove the additional effect of the anti-gravity treadmill in patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures.

Full description

We prospectively included patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures as the intervention group (IG) and healthy volunteers of different age, sex and body mass index (BMI) as the reference group (RG).

Patients of the IG participated in a training session every three days with an anti-gravity treadmill (Picture 1, alterG®, www.alterg.com) for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy, lymph drainage massage and manual therapy.

Patients were evaluated on three successive dates: Baseline (S1), after mobilization without crutches with full weight-bearing (20 days, S2) and after 40 days (S3)

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy, neuromuscular disorders, preexisting muscle atrophy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 1 patient group

pelvic fracture

Other group

Description:

patients with pelvic fracture will additionally be treated with anti-gravity treadmill

Treatment:

Device: anti-gravity treadmill