Spastic tetraplegia. congenital cerebral palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: After connecting patients in the exoskeletone of robotic system, physiological gait pattern was created and patients walking inside the lokomat, 30 min. Intervention 2: Subjects in con
Rehabilitation
After connecting patients in the exoskeletone of robotic system, physiological gait pattern was created and patients walking inside the lokomat, 30 min.
Subjects in conventional group treated to routine physical therapy. Conventional physical therapy consisted of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), weight bearing and overgound walking(Harness eta
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria included:Patients with traumatic motor incomplete SCI with a neurologic lesion level of L1 or higher that at least one year passed the lesion ;Not currently enrolled in physical therapy or other training regimens (Wirz etal 2005); Male or Female between ages 16 and 55; 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; No history of truamatic barin injury, contracture, hetropic ossification, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis ;Score Modefied Ashworth Scale in lower limb spasticity 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 included: Dependent on ventilator; Decreased level of consciousness for more than 24 hours after trauma; No complete sessions of treatment in the current study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| American Spinal Injury Association(ASIA) TEST. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: ASIA Form.;Spasticity. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system and Ashworth Scale.;Muscle force. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system.;Function. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: FIM, FAM, SCIM, WISCI II.;Speed of walking. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: treadmill.;Range of motion. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system and MOtion Captures Analysis.;Timing of movement. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Lokomat system and Motion Captures Analysis.;Gait evaluation. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: 2MWT, 10MWT, 6MWT. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFateme Ghiasi
Rehabilitation faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed