Paraplegia and tetraplegia. congenital cerebral palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Subjects in control group were treated by routine physical therapy. Conventional physical therapy consisted of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), weight bearing and overgound wal
Rehabilitation
Subjects in control group were treated by routine physical therapy. Conventional physical therapy consisted of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), weight bearing and overgound walking(Harness eta
Patients in case group were trained by Lokomat for 30 min.
Sponsors
Tehran University of edical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:Patients with traumatic motor incomplete SCI with a neurologic lesion level of L1 or higher with at least one year after lesion; No Dependency on ventilator; Not currently enrolled in physical therapy or other training regimens; Male or Female between 16-55 yrs. old ;No clinically significant sign, impairment or disease including: cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, orthostatic hypotension, bladder and kidney disease, unhealed decubiti, pressure sore or bed sore, fracture and contracture. Decreased level of consciousness for more than 24 hours after trauma; No history of truamatic barin injury, contracture, hetropic ossification, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis; Score of Modefied Ashworth Scale in lower limb was 3 or less; Completing informed consent; Lokomat group were within the physical size of the Lokomat (ie, greater trochanter to lateral epicondyle 35 cm- 47 cm; pelvis width 50 cm, thigh circumference measured 14 cm above the knee axis 57 cm, and body weight 150 kg) Exclusion criteria: Any reaso that interfere with the continuation of treatment or withdrawal by patient ;No complete sessions of treatment in the current study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spasticity. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Ashworth Scale.;American Spinal Injury Association(ASIA). Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: ASIA Form.;Function. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: WISCI II, FAM Questionneare.;Cadence. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: observation.;Speed of walking. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: treadmill.;Kinematic gait parameters. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFateme Ghiasi
Rehabilitation faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed