The neuromuscular diseases including spinal muscular atrophy, spinal bulbar muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie Tooth disease, distal myopathy, sporadic inclusion body myositis, congenital myopathy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria must be in accordance with the approved label of "HAL for Medical Use (Lower Limb Type)" Briefly, the patients of the neuromuscular diseases including spinal muscular atrophy, spinal bulbar muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie Tooth disease, distal myopathy, sporadic inclusion body myositis, congenital myopathy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who have gait disorder. Body weight ranges from 40 to 100 kg. Body length range approximately from 150 to 190 cm. Lower limb length must be fit to the device length. The patients who are able to wear "HAL for Medical Use (Lower Limb Type)".
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: In the case that patient's length and shape are not fit to "HAL for Medical Use (Lower Limb Type)". In the case that patient is not allowed to stand and/or walk with "HAL for Medical Use (Lower Limb Type)". In the case that electrodes are not allowed to be put on the patient's skin because of the patient's skin disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2-min walk test (Distance) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 10 m walk test (Time, Steps) Manual Muscle Test (MMT) Assessment of activities of daily living (ADL) (Barthel index) Quality of life (QOL)(EQ-5D-5L index, EQ-5D-5L VAS, Patient Reported Outcome (Japanese Version of the Decision Regret Scale), Free comment) serum Creatine Kinase | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
CYBERDYNE, INC.