Development and effectiveness of a gait training method using a novel robotic rehabilitation device for persons with gait difficulties.

UMIN ID: UMIN000055511

Registered date:16/09/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Disuse syndrome
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/03/25
• Target sample size: 40
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Group in addition to the usual rehabilitation intervention, gait training using a new electric wheelchair-type robotic rehabilitation device that provides gait assistance is performed for 10 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.
Usual rehabilitation intervention group

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: 10m Walking test after 2 weeks of intervention

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: (1) Patients who have been diagnosed with disuse syndrome before (2) Patients who had difficulty walking before the onset of the disease (3) Medical condition that makes moderate-intensity exercise, including gait training, difficult (4) Patients who are judged to have difficulty in understanding and consenting to the research due to impaired consciousness or higher brain dysfunction (aphasia, cognitive dysfunction, etc.) (5) Other subjects deemed inappropriate as research subjects by the project leader.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Miyazaki University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Miyazaki University