Effect of flexible lower limb exoskeleton robot on walking ability and energy consumption of children with spastic cerebral palsy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300067812

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-01-28

Start date

2023-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-15

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Conditions

cerebral palsy

Interventions

1:exercise therapy + Paraffin therapy + Neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy + Massage therapy

2:exercise therapy + Paraffin therapy + Neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy + Massage therapy + Flexible lower limb exoskeleton robot training

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria (all the following conditions shall be met): 1. Conform to the diagnostic and typing criteria of cerebral palsy, and GMFCS is rated I-III, and the modified Ashworth Spasm Rating Scale is rated I-III; 2. Aged 3-10 years, able to understand instructions and complete training; 3. It can walk for 6 min with or without auxiliary tools; 4. Those who have not received surgery and botulinum toxin injection in the past 6 months; 5. Family members have informed consent and voluntarily sign the informed consent form. When the subject is able to give consent, the subject also needs to sign the informed consent itself.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria (meet any of the following conditions): 1. Complicated with important organ complications such as heart, liver and kidney; 2. Accompanied by severe epilepsy, genetic metabolic disease and severe skeletal system disease; 3. Combined with visual, auditory and intellectual disorders; 4. Complicated with severe coagulation dysfunction and thrombotic disease; 5. Complicated with severe unhealed skin lesions of lower limbs; 6. Complicated with acute or progressive nervous system diseases; 7. The researcher believes that there are other factors that are not suitable for children to participate in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
10-meter walking test;6-minute walking test;Gross motor function test score;Child balance scale score;Modified Asworth spasm rating scale;Physiological consumption index;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhu Dengna

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

zhudengna@126.com+86 13838141626

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026