Influence of an Anti-gravity Treadmill on Functional Outcome in Non-operatively Treated Pelvic Fractures - a Pilot Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03206398

Enrollment

Registered

2017-07-02

Start date

2015-05-01

Completion date

2016-02-01

Last updated

2017-07-02

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Conditions

Rehabilitation, Weight-bearing

Brief summary

Non-operative treatment of pelvic fractures is possible. Immobilisation implies different adjustment processes. Patients with pelvic ring fractures and partial weight bearing have to obtain theses. The aim of this pilot study was to prove the additional effect of the anti-gravity treadmill in patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures.

Detailed description

We prospectively included patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures as the intervention group (IG) and healthy volunteers of different age, sex and body mass index (BMI) as the reference group (RG). Patients of the IG participated in a training session every three days with an anti-gravity treadmill (Picture 1, alterG®, www.alterg.com) for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy, lymph drainage massage and manual therapy. Patients were evaluated on three successive dates: Baseline (S1), after mobilization without crutches with full weight-bearing (20 days, S2) and after 40 days (S3)

Interventions

DEVICEanti-gravity treadmill

anti-gravity treadmill for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

anti-gravity treadmill for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy, neuromuscular disorders, preexisting muscle atrophy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
standardized gait analysis	Day 1 - 40 days	standardized gait analysis was done with fluorescent markers and two cameras

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
numeric rating scale	Day 1 - 40 days	numeric rating scale (NRS) to evaluate pain
dynamic gait index	Day 1 - 40 days	rated gait index validated

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026