Study to evaluate effects of robot suit HAL in combination with acupuncture treatment

Study to evaluate effects of robot suit HAL in combination with acupuncture treatment - Study to evaluate effects of robot suit HAL in combination with acupuncture treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000028017

Enrollment

Registered

2017-07-01

Start date

2017-03-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Movement disorder

Interventions

Acupuncture treatment Exercise training using HAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with lower limb motor paralysis who have good conscious state and stable state of the whole body, and can judge safety, danger etc.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Significant lower limb joint disability (strong deformation, inflammation, dislocation, etc.) 2. Cardiac pacemaker wearer, Pregnant 3. Higher brain dysfunction, dementia, severe sensory disorder 4. Difficult to hold the sitting posture 5. Do not fit the size of HAL 6. Abdominal pressure difficulty 7. Judged by doctors not to be applied

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Barthel Index	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.Brunnstrom stage 2.Fugl-Meyer Assessment 3.Modified Ashworth Scale 4.10m walking test 5.chair-stand test 6.Functional Independence Measure 7.VAS 8.Subjective walking evaluation 9.Myogenic Potential Measuring Apparatus 10.fNIRS	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactJun kawanokuchi

Suzuka University of Medical Science Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine

kawa-jun@suzuka-u.ac.jp059-381-2385

Outcome results

None listed

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