Chronic stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Robot-assisted balance control and stepping in standing position
Sponsors
Keio University School of Medicine
1.Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International 2.Keio University School of Science and Technology 3.Tokyo Institute of Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy subjects: 1.No medical history of motor musculoskeletal illness of lower extremity and neurological disorder 2.Agreement to participate in the research Patients: 1.Hemiparetic stroke patients with motor disability of lower extremity 2.At least 6 months after the stroke 3.No medical history of fracture and injury by fall within 3 months 4.Able to understand and consent the objective and method of the study 5.Able to keep standing position safely with or without assistance 6.Agreement to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Healthy subjects and patients: 1.Serious cardiac disease: unstable angina, myocardial infarction shortly after symptom onset, decompensated congestive heart failure, acute cor pulmonale, uncontrolled arrhythmia, serious aortic stenosis, active myocarditis, endocarditis, etc. 2.Uncontrolled hypertension 3.Acute systemic disease or fever 4.Complication of recent pulmonary embolism, acute cor pulmonale or serious pulmonary hypertension 5.Complication of serious liver or renal dysfunction 6.Complication of serious orthopedic disease which bars exercise capability 7.Complication of serious cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disorder 8.Other metabolic abnormality (acute thyroiditis, etc.) 9.Serious contractures of leg joints 10.Implanted electronic pacing or defibrillation devices. 11.Surgical history of shunting or clipping 12.Medical history of epilepsy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motion analysis (joint angle, joint torque, and posturography) before, during, immediately after the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surface electromyography before, during, immediately after the intervention Gait analysis, electroencephalogram, and electrophysiological assessment (motor-evoked potential, intracortical inhibition/ facilitation, spinal reciprocal inhibition) before and immediately after the intervention | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKatsuhiro Mizuno
Keio University School of Medicine Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Outcome results
None listed