Comparing lower extremity muscle activation patterns of simulated walking using an end-effector type robot with real level and stair walking in children with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy

Analysis of lower limb muscle activation pattern during stair ascending simulation with End-effector type robot in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0007889

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-11

Start date

2022-04-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Devices Morning Walk (CUREXO, Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea) is a lower extremity end-effector type robot in which the footplates move in pre-determined trajectories that simulate eith

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (a) spastic bilateral cerebral palsy between age 5 and 13, (b) level I or II according to GMFCS, (c) height over 100cm, (d) able to obey commands and conform to the study protocols.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (a) severe intellectual disability to obey the study protocol, (b) other types of cerebral palsy (e.g. dystonic or ataxic), (c) severe lower limb spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale=3), or severe fixed joint contractures, (d) history of botulinum toxin injection or lower limb cast application within 3 months of study, (e) history of lower extremity orthopedic surgery within 6 months of study, (f) skin defects or diseases disabling the use of surface EMG, (g) presence of other musculoskeletal diseases (e.g. myopathy, osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta).

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Onset and termination points of muscle activity during gait cycle	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle activation pattern on surface electromyography	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYongJin Ahn

Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital

ahnmedic1@yuhs.ac+82-2-2227-2982

Outcome results