Validation of a Novel Robot-aided Assessment of Gait Ability

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injury

Treatments: Device: Lokomat gait trainer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02425332

KEK-ZH-2015 0020/PB_2016-00466

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is the validation of a novel gait assessment method implemented in the Lokomat gait trainer with respect to established clinical gait assessment methods. The walking assessment method is based on the progressive reduction of the support of the device. The outcome measures of this algorithm will be the support needed in the different gait phases (guidance force of hip and knee joints) and the support required to the body weight support system (unloading). The hypothesis is that the guidance force and the support of the device will converge to a profile individual for each subject that is representative of one's impairment in the different gait phases. The reliability of the method will be tested collecting data from two sessions of Lokomat training. The validity of the method will be tested comparing the outcome of the assessment task with established clinical walking assessment measures.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• individuals >1 year post Spinal Cord Injury or able bodied persons

Exclusion criteria

• presence of contraindications to Lokomat training, inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent or follow study procedures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Lokomat assessment

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Lokomat gait trainer