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SWalker: a robotic platform to aid rehabilitation following hip fracture

SWalker: a robotic platform for hip fracture rehabilitation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN28049001
Enrollment
34
Registered
2021-02-25
Start date
2019-01-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-03-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Recovery from hip fracture in elderly people Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

The performance of the SWalker platform was assessed at Albertia Servicios Sociosanitarios S.A. nursing homes. Clinical validation was conducted with hip fracture patients.

Sponsors

Albertia Servicios Sociosanitarios S.A.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who, after recently having undergone a hip fracture surgery, needed subsequent rehabilitation to restore autonomous ambulation 2. Not received any other type of HF rehabilitation therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Effectiveness of the device in injury recovery was measured with the variables "Number of physiotherapy sessions" and "Injury recovery time", which were quantified for each patient after the end of treatment (recovery defined as: no technical assistance or support staff needed to move around) 2. Degree of gait recovery measured by visual inspection by the clinical staff, assessing at the end of treatment whether the patient had fully recovered independent walking to perform their daily functional tasks (no technical assistance or support staff needed to move around), partially (requiring technical assistance such as a conventional walker, wheelchair, etc.) or not recovered walking at all

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. The quality of the patient's gait was measured with the Barthel index, Functional Ambulation Category (FAC), and Tinetti scale at the beginning and at the end of the treatment 2. The patients' nutritional and cognitive state was measured with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and the Mini Examen Cognoscitivo (MEC) at the beginning and at the end of the treatment

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactVanina Costa
vanina.costacortez@ceu.es+34-669063005

Outcome results

None listed

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