Affective Responses in Neurological Rehabilitation

May 9, 2016 updated by: Martin Burtscher, Universitaet Innsbruck

A Preliminary Study on Acute Affective Responses Focussing on Differences Between Physical Therapy and Robotic Assisted Gait Training

Using a single blind within-subject design, 16 patients with neurological disorders were randomly exposed to two different treatments: physical therapy and robotic assisted gait training. Both before and after the treatments, a self-report Mood Survey Scale (MSS) was used to assess the effects on the treatment on distinct affective states. The subscales of the MSS were tested for pre-post changes and different effects between treatments with non-parametric tests.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with neurological disorders

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • voluntary participation
  • neurological incident

Exclusion Criteria:

  • lack of communication ability
  • interference of consciousness
  • inability to speak German language

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
G

All participants were randomly exposed to two different treatments:

  • Conventional physical therapy (no specific device used)
  • Robotic assisted gait training (Lokomat, Hocoma AG, Switzerland)

We consider the study as observational, since the both interventions of the study (physical therapy, robotic assisted gait training) did not change in the patients' usual therapy plan, as they received both interventions daily.

We only added diagnostic interventions to assess the affective responses.
Procedure: Physical therapy and robotic assisted gait training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change of subscales of mood survey scale from pre to post treatment
Time Frame: 30-60 minutes
30-60 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universitaet Innsbruck

Investigators

  • Study Director: Martin Kopp, Prof, Univeryity of Innsbruck

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 22, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

May 10, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 10, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • APTRAGT001

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