Exploratory study of the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), a wearable robot, on improving mobility in patients with ambulation disability after stroke.

Exploratory study of the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), a wearable robot, on improving mobility in patients with ambulation disability after stroke. - Exploratory study of the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), a wearable robot, on improving mobility in patients with ambulation disability after stroke.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000012760

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-07

Start date

2014-01-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Participants will do trial fitting of HAL and then conduct 20 minutes ambulation exercises with HAL, 5 times a week for 5 weeks. Participants will take 40 min usual physical therapy. Patients medical

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient with first stroke Over 3 months after onset Less than 10% of the 2 minutes walking test improvement rate in continuous 3 weeks Able to sit in Wheel chair at least 30 minutes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lesion of cerebellum or brain stem Subarachnoid hemorrhage Needs severe risk control in physical therapy Severe cognitive dysfunction Severe Higher Brain Dysfunction Severe sensory aphasia With severe contracture and deformities in lower limb Body weight above 80kg User of the active implantable medical devise

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
2 minutes walk test 10m walking test Functional Ambulation Categories	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Step length Cadence Physiological Cost Index (PCI) Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery after Stroke Functional Balance Scale modified Ashworth Scale Knee-extension torque Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Functional Movement Scale EQ5D	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasafumi Mizukami

Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Graduated School of Health Sciences

mizukami@ipu.ac.jp029-840-2162

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026