Therapeutic Effects of Robotic Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Re-habilitation and Predictive Factors of Significant Improvements in Stroke Patients

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Stroke Sequelae

Treatments: Other: Conventional rehabilitation; Device: Robotic exoskeleton-assisted gait rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05825144

CF21277A

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators aimed to examine the effectiveness of robotic exoskeleton-assisted gait training in stroke rehabilitation, and to determine predicting factors of significant improvements in post-stroke patients. Investigators hypothesized that robotic assisted gait training brings better strength recovery and functional improvement.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients aged from 30 to 80 years
• hemiparesis due to ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• with a significant history of pain or injury of lower limbs that affected their walking ability,
• with cardiopulmonary diseases that prohibited exercise training
• with impaired cognitive function
• unable to complete the timed up-and-go test
• able to complete the timed up-and-go test in <20 seconds using walking device

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Robotic group

Experimental group

Description:

This group receives conventional rehabilitation plus robotic exoskeleton-assisted gait rehabilitation.

Treatment:

Device: Robotic exoskeleton-assisted gait rehabilitation

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group receives conventional rehabilitation alone.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional rehabilitation