Clinical study to investigate the clinical efficacy of the lower limb robot for stroke patients having weakness

Clinical study to investigate the clinical efficacy of the lower limb robot for hemiplegic patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009857

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-17

Start date

2023-08-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-11-14

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Twenty patients of control group had conventional physiotherapy and twenty patients of study group had additional robotic intervention for 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 3 months.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Confirmed diagnosis of chronic stroke as defined by radiologic examinations; 2) Post-stroke duration of = 12 months; 3) Unilateral hemiplegia; 4) Hip and knee manual muscle strength above the poor grade(Medical research council grade > 2); 5) No change of clinical score in screening assessments for two months prior to baseline assessment; 6) Ability to follow simple instructions including how to operate a robotic system (Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination > 24); 7) Voluntary consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Severe orthopedic or neuropsychological problems(e.g., neglect); 2) Excessive spasticity in the lower limbs (Modified Ashworth Scale score > 2); 3) Severe lower limb pain.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Motor power, spasticity, balance, functional ambulatory ability,	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Kinematic data from robot	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYeung Ki Kim

Leaders Hospital

wisdom-911@hanmail.net+82-53-628-1000

Outcome results