Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Keywords
Child, Robotic-assisted treadmill training, Rehabilitation
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of robotic-assisted locomotor therapy on improvements of functional gait parameters in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.
Detailed description
Within a randomized controlled design the effects of robotic-assisted locomotor training (15 sessions within 5 weeks) will be examined in a sample of 34 children with cerebral palsy. Children will be randomly assigned to an intervention or waiting list group. Assessments will be performed at baseline, in week 6 as well as in week 12. The intervention is provided to the waiting list group after the assessment in week 6.
Interventions
OTHERLokomat training
15 sessions of Lokomat training within 5 weeks (3 trainings/week)
Sponsors
Reha Rheinfelden
University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Bilateral spastic cerebral palsy * Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS) II-IV
Exclusion criteria
* Prior orthopedic surgery on the lower extremity or the trunk (\<6 months) * Prior neurosurgical interventions (\<6 months) * Significant mental retardation * Severe contractures * Prior Lokomat training (\<6 months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| GMFM-66, section E | week 0, week 6, week 12 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| GMFM-66, section D | week 0, week 6, week 12 |
| Gait speed | week 0, week 6, week 12 |
| 6-minute walk test | week 0, week 6, week 12 |
| 3D gait analysis | week 0, week 6 |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed