Status:

UNKNOWN

Robot-Assisted Gait Therapy in the Subacute Phase of First Ischemic Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Ostrava

Collaborating Sponsors:

Masaryk University

VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Conditions:

Ischemic Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) represents a modern concept of neurorehabilitation in stroke patients. This single-center randomized parallel-group neurorehabilitation trial with blinded primary o...

Detailed Description

The main aim is to determine, whether the RAGT by using the Lokomat exoskeleton device (Hoccoma, Switzerland) plus the protocol-defined conventional rehabilitation versus conventional rehabilitation i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • signed informed consent by the participant or legal representative
  • interval between stroke and first rehabilitation session \< 6 weeks (study target within 2 weeks)
  • age \> 18 years
  • early modified Rankin scale (mRS) 2 to 4 (pre-stroke mRS 0 to 1)
  • early FAC of 0 to 3 (pre-stroke FAC of 5)
  • standing ability with support up to 3 minutes and vertical tolerance \> 15 minutes

Exclusion

  • inability or refusal to sign an informed consent
  • history of stroke or another brain disease (tumour, multiple sclerosis, brain or spinal cord injury)
  • severe internal, oncological, or surgical comorbidity preventing long-term re-habilitation or causing chronic or progressive gait disorder
  • limited collaboration of any reason, moderate or severe dementia assessed by using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale
  • impaired skin integrity in the lower torso and limbs preventing the use of Lokomat device
  • limitations given by the Lokomat exoskeleton device (weight \> 135 kg, thigh-length 23-35 cm, shank length 35-47cm)
  • limitations given by the leg/lower body exerciser (weight \> 180 kg, height \< 120 cm or \> 200 cm, (sub)acute lower limb fractures, deep vein thrombosis, skin disintegration)
  • any contraindication to perform brain MRI

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04910217

Start Date

May 1 2022

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

September 21 2023

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University Hospital Ostrava

Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, 70852