Verification of training effect with a balance exercise assist robot target femoral fracture patients

JRCT ID: jRCTs042190039

Registered date:07/06/2019

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Elderly patients with femoral fracture
• Date of first enrollment: 01/06/2019
• Target sample size: 43
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): This study target patients with femoral fracture in rehabilitation hospital who can walk themselves under supervision. Interventions are training with a balance exercise assist robot in two weeks, twenty minutes per a day.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: falls experience and fracture after a year in intervention

Secondary Outcome

BMI(Body Mass Index)
muscle strength (grip, length)
walking speed
BBS; Berg balance scale
SIDE(Standing test for imbalance and disequilibrium)
FRT(Functional Reach Test)
TUG(Timed Up & Go Test)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 65age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

The general condition is stable
Strong fixation of bone fracture such as osteosynthesis
The walking FIM(functional independent measures)>5
Informed-consent has been obtained

Exclude criteria

Conservative treatment for fracture part
High-blood pressure(systolic blood pressure>180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure>120 mmHg or resting heart rate>120/min)
Restricted by movement due to heart function or respiratory function disorder
hearing or visual impairment
Dementia or severe higher brain dysfunction

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Kondo Izumi
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Toyota Motor Corporation