Status:
UNKNOWN
Development and Evaluation of a Novel Portable Robotic Gait Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
National University Hospital, Singapore
Collaborating Sponsors:
National University of Singapore
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aims of this study is to test the training effects of the robotic walker. This study will compare the effectiveness of 2 different types of gait training protocols in chronic stroke patients, 1) c...
Detailed Description
This will be a prospective single blind randomized control trial where investigators propose to recruit a maximum of 100 older chronic stroke patients (age 50 years to 90 years old) with mild to sever...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient is aged 50 years to 90 years old
- More than 6 months from first ever stroke but within 5 years confirmed by CT or MRI Brain
- Mild to severe unilateral motor weakness (hemiparesis has to be severe with lower extremity strength graded as 3 or less on the Medical Research Council scale in more than 2 muscle groups) and severity should be between 5 and 25 calculated according to National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
- Significant gait deficits ( Functional Ambulation Category , FAC ≤ 4 )
- Able to understand instructions and participate in rehabilitation
- Spasticity: Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) less than 4
- Independent trunk control
- Comfortable to walk without a walking aid
Exclusion
- Patient undergoing any formal rehabilitation program
- Multiple stroke
- Intracranial bleeds
- Any chronic disabling pathologies
- Spasticity limiting lower extremity ROM to less than 80 %
- Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \< 24
- Significant sensory deficit/ hemisensory neglect
- Any recent surgeries including orthopedic
- Active cancers or any other terminal illness
- Significant orthostatic hypotension
- Hip, knee and ankle arthrodesis
- Severe vascular disorders in lower limbs
- Having permanent pacemakers or ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- Subject's weight \> 75kg
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 2 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 10 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03444688
Start Date
April 2 2018
End Date
December 10 2018
Last Update
April 10 2018
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National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore, 119074