The Effect of Morning-walk Assisted Gait Training in Ataxia Patients

The Effect of End-effector Type Robot (Morning-walk) Assisted Gait Training in Ataxia Patients with brain lesion

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0003452

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-25

Start date

2016-12-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : The patients be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: 30 min of training with Morning Walk®, a lower limb rehabilitation robot, plus1h of conventional physiotherapy

or 1.5 h of conventional physiotherapy. All receive treatment five times per week for 3 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age=18 years, - Ataxia of limb or trunk caused by brain lesion within the preceding year (stroke, either ischemic or hemorrhagic, or meningoencephalitis), - Functional ambulatory Category (FAC) score =2, - Ability to participate in Morning Walk®-assisted gait training, - Previously an independent walker.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Severe communication disorders due to cognitive impairment or aphasia, - Severe lower extremity musculoskeletal disease, - Psychological instability, - Body weight >135 kg or height > 195cm, - Physical status that could limit the physical therapy; severe deformity or contracture of limb; fracture, open wound, or pressure ulcer; severe osteoporosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional Ambulatory Category;Berg Balance Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Motricity Index-Lower;10-meter walk test;Modified Barthel Index;Rivermead Mobility Index	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactDae Yul Kim

Asan Medical Center

dykimsmart@gmail.com+82-2-3010-3800

Outcome results