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The feasibility and safety study of the central nervous functional recovery therapy using a wearable human support robot HAL for the patients with the central motor dysfunction.

The feasibility and safety study of the central nervous functional recovery therapy using a wearable human support robot HAL for the patients with the central motor dysfunction. - The feasibility and safety study of the functional recovery therapy using a robot suit HAL for the central motor dysfunction.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000014336
Enrollment
15
Registered
2014-07-01
Start date
2014-07-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

The central moter dysfunction associated with stroke, cerebrospinal injury, cerebrospinal tumor and neuromusclar disease

Interventions

The treatment of functional recovery using HAL for single joint or HAL for lower limb, about 2 times for a week.

Sponsors

University of Tsukuba
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients can consent by a document. If the handwriting is difficult due to the primary disease, it is assumed to obtain a document consent from ghost-writing user. 2. Patients 16 years of age or older. The consent of the legal representative's is needed for the patients of minors 16-20 years of age. 3. Patients who are hospitalized in the general ward, ICU or HCU. 4. Patients can wear HAL, weighing 40-100 kg, height is 150-190 cm. 5. Patients who can be hospitalized continuously along the test schedule.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. It is difficult to perform the volantary movement of the limbs in accordance with the instructions due to the disturbance of consciousness or dementia. 2. It is difficult to wear HAL or train using HAL due to the severe deformation of the skeletal system. 3. Patients has a complication, which can disturb the treatment using HAL. 4. The biological edectrode for HAL can not be affixed to patient's skin due to the skin disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Adverse event 2. Failure of HAL and ancillary equipment 3. Feasibility of study protocol

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAiki Marushima

Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba Division of Clinical Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

aiki.marushima@md.tsukuba.ac.jp029-853-3220

Outcome results

None listed

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