Therapeutic Effects of Robotic Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Re-habilitation and Predictive Factors of Significant Improvements in Stroke Patients

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05825144

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-24

Start date

2022-01-01

Completion date

2024-12-31

Last updated

2023-04-24

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Conditions

Stroke Sequelae

Keywords

robotic rehabilitation, stroke, quality of life, walking speed

Brief summary

Investigators aimed to examine the effectiveness of robotic exoskeleton-assisted gait training in stroke rehabilitation, and to determine predicting factors of significant improvements in post-stroke patients. Investigators hypothesized that robotic assisted gait training brings better strength recovery and functional improvement.

Interventions

DEVICERobotic exoskeleton-assisted gait rehabilitation

Use a robotic exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation in addition to conventional rehabilitation

OTHERConventional rehabilitation

Regular post-stroke rehabilitation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients aged from 30 to 80 years * hemiparesis due to ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

* with a significant history of pain or injury of lower limbs that affected their walking ability, * with cardiopulmonary diseases that prohibited exercise training * with impaired cognitive function * unable to complete the timed up-and-go test * able to complete the timed up-and-go test in \<20 seconds using walking device

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change from baseline distance walked in 6 minute walk test after entire rehabilitation program (4 weeks)	4 weeks	—
Change from baseline time needed to complete Timed-Up-and-Go test after entire rehabilitation program (4 weeks)	4 weeks	—
Change from baseline scores in 12-item short form survey after entire rehabilitation program (4 weeks)	4 weeks	12-item short form survey (SF-12): scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better physical and mental health functioning
Change from baseline Isokinetic strength after entire rehabilitation program (4 weeks)	4 weeks	tested by isokinetic dynamometer

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactYuan-Yang Cheng, Dr.

yycheng@vghtc.gov.tw+886-4-2359-2525

Outcome results

None listed

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