Comparisons of Two Types of Robot Assisted Gait Training

November 13, 2017 updated by: Joon-Ho Shin, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea

Comparisons of Two Types of Robot Assisted Gait Training: Exoskeleton Type Robot vs. End-effector Type Robot: Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparisons of Two Types of Robot Assisted Gait Training: Exoskeleton Type Robot vs. End-effector Type Robot: Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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20

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 142884
        • Recruiting
        • National Rehabilitation Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 80 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hemiplegic patients secondary to first cerebrovascular accidents
  • Ankle dorsiflexor strength: medical research council scale 2 or 3
  • Functional ambulation category score 3

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of surgery of affected lower limb
  • Fracture of affected lower limb

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
EXPERIMENTAL: exoskeleton type robot
exoskeleton type robot assisted gait training (Lokomat orthosis)
Device: exoskeleton type robot
EXPERIMENTAL: end-effector type robot
end-effector type robot assisted gait training (G-EO system)
Device: end-effector type robot

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change of Range of motion of ankle joint at 4 weeks
Time Frame: 4 weeks from baseline
ankle joint motion of sagittal plane during gait
4 weeks from baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Trunk impairment scale
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Trunk impairment scale performs to evaluate the sitting balance and trunk control ability examining static sitting balance, dynamic sitting balance, and coordination, and the maximum score on the subscales are 7, 10, and 6 points, repectively. The total score ranges from 0 to 23 points, a higher score indicating a better trunk performance.
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Berg Balance Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Berg Balance Scale assess the functional balance ability of participants with observation of 14 tasks, representing functional movements common in daily life. Each task is scored on a five-point scale (0-4) floolwing the guidelines of the test develpers, and the maximum score on this test is 56 which indicates balance ability within the normal range.
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
10m walk test
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
10m walk test is used to examine gait speed, in which participant was asked to walk on a 14 meter of walkway wearing harness with two conditions; with the fastest speed or with self-selected comfortable speed.
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Fugl-Meyer Assessment
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Fugl-Meyer Assessment uses to examine the motor function and coordination of affected lower extremity. It includes 17 items of a 3-point ordinal scale, ranging 0-34, with higher scores indicating lower impairment.
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Korean version of Falls efficacy scale
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Korean version of Falls efficacy scale asks subjects to rank their confidence about their ability not to fall while performing a variety of activities of daily living with a maximum score of 100
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Range of motion of hip joint
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Hip joint motion of sagittal plane during gait
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Range of motion of knee joint
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
knee joint motion of sagittal plane during gait
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Range of motion of ankle joint
Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
ankle joint motion of sagittal plane during gait
Baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Electromyography of lower extremities
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Muscle activity of tibialis anterior, medial gastrocnemius, vastus medialis, biceps femoris, gluteus medius during gait.
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Plantar pressure
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Plantar pressure (great toe, little toe, medial meta, lateral meta, medial arch, lateral arch, heel) during gait
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Step length, time
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Step length, stance time, swing time, and stride time during gait
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Functional Ambulation Category
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline
Functional Ambulation Category is used to assess gait ability with 6 levels ranging from 0 to 5 on the basis of the amount of physical support required, regardless of use of an assistive device
Baseline, 4 weeks from baseline, 8 weeks from baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

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National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
April 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2017

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 22, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 8, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

First Posted

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November 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
November 17, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 13, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2017

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Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • NRC-2016-01-006

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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