Physical Work Capacity After Traumatic Brain Injury

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury

Treatments: Procedure: body weight supported treadmill training; Procedure: traditional physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00653640

R01HD046570 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

98-367

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether body weight supported treadmill training is more effective than traditional physical therapy at restoring gait in persons recovering from traumatic brain injury.

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• traumatic brain injury
• follow two step commands
• between 18 and 60 years old
• between 3 and 36 months post injury

Exclusion criteria

• known cardiovascular disease
• uncooperative, behavioral challenges

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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88 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

1

Experimental group

Description:

body weight supported treadmill training

Treatment:

Procedure: body weight supported treadmill training

2

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

traditional physical therapy

Treatment:

Procedure: traditional physical therapy