Ankle joint motion training using a lower limb exoskeleton robot

Effects of ankle joint motion training using a lower limb exoskeleton robot among hemiplegic patients with stroke

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1032210357

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-01

Start date

2021-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-18

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Conditions

Stroke cerebral infarction, Hemorrhagic Strokes

Interventions

Rehabilitation using a lower limb exoskeleton robot for 40 minutes per day for 10 days.

robot rehabilitation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Stroke patients Hemiplegia due to unilateral cerebral hemisphere lesion Age: 18 years and older Lower limb motor impairment, SIAS(foot pat) 1 or greater Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion is 0 degrees or greater. Patients who do not have severe aphasia or cognitive impairment and can understand the purpose of the study. Patients with no contraindication to exercise therapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Examples of contraindications to exercise therapy (details are given below) 1) Serious cardiac disease: unstable angina, myocardial infarction of short duration, non-compensated congestive heart failure, acute pulmonary heart, uncontrolled arrhythmia, severe aortic stenosis, active myocarditis, endocarditis, etc. 2) Poorly controlled hypertension (iii) Acute systemic illness or fever (iv) Recent pulmonary embolism, acute pulmonary heart, severe pulmonary hypertension 5) Complication of severe hepatic or renal dysfunction (6) Complication of severe orthopedic disease that interferes with lower limb movement 7) Severe cognitive impairment, severe psychiatric disease (viii) Other metabolic disorders (e.g., acute thyroiditis) (9) Patients with spontaneous pain or inflammation of the ankle joint Patients with a history of ankle fracture or traumatic tendon injury. Patients with contractures of the ankle joint Patients with impaired consciousness (9) Patients for whom written consent could not be obtained

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ankle spasticity, motor function (motor paralysis severity and muscle strength)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Motion analysis (ankle joint angle during walking), active Range Of Motion (ROM), surface electromyogram, floor reaction force meter	—

Contacts

Public ContactKamimoto Takayuki

Keio University School of Medicine

rw.mssl.720@gmail.com+81-3-3353-1211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026