Studies on rehabilitation for patients with chronic spinal cord injury using robot suits called Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL)

Studies on rehabilitation for patients with chronic spinal cord injury using robot suits called Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) - Studies on rehabilitation using robot suits called Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000021907

Enrollment

Registered

2016-04-15

Start date

2016-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patients with chronic spinal cord injury and postoperative patients with spinal cord diseases.

Interventions

neuro-rehabilitation using HAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Satisfy the following conditions 1.age:20-75 years old 2.The patients with chronic spinal cord injury(over 6 month after injury) or the postoperative patients with spinal cord disease(over 6 month after operation),who reached the plateau of the functional recovery. 3.The patients who have more than 1 score in manual test of lower limbs and can't walk by themselves. 4.The patients were informed about their disease and received the explanation about using HAL and outcome evaluation. In addition, the patients agree to perform the neuro-rehabilitation using HAL.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Poor general condition due to SCI Difficult to take fMRI No informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1)Motor function evaluation: score the motor function using ASIA score, in addition measure the skeletal muscle mass index 2)Walking ability,sense of equilibrium : using Barthal index,2 minutes walk test , 10m walking test, Time up and go test , and Berg Balance Scale. 3)Sensory function evaluation : score the motor function using ASIA score 4)Resting-state functional MRI (Rs-fMRI): Analyze the brain connectivity in patients using fMRI, and to analyze the correlation of brain connectivity and motor function recovery.	—

Measure

Time frame

1)Motor function evaluation: score the motor function using ASIA score, in addition measure the skeletal muscle mass index 2)Walking ability,sense of equilibrium : using Barthal index,2 minutes walk test , 10m walking test, Time up and go test , and Berg Balance Scale. 3)Sensory function evaluation : score the motor function using ASIA score 4)Resting-state functional MRI (Rs-fMRI): Analyze the brain connectivity in patients using fMRI, and to analyze the correlation of brain connectivity and motor function recovery.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaire survey: SF-36, VAS index, PainDETECT, degree of satisfaction, Clinical Global Impression.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasaya Nakamura

Keio University School of Medicine Orthopaedic surgery

masa@a8.keio.jp03-5363-3809

Outcome results

None listed

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