A pilot study of training using the Balance Exercise Assist Robot for the patients after the proximal femoral fractures surgery at the convalescent rehabilitation ward

JRCT ID: jRCTs052190018

Registered date:17/05/2019

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Hip fracture
• Date of first enrollment: 09/07/2020
• Target sample size: 30
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

The Robotic training group receives the training using the Balance Exercise Assist Robot 80 minutes per day and a conventional therapy for 100 minutes per day, 21 days.
The Conventional training group receives the conventional balance training 80 minutes per day and a conventional therapy for 100 min per day, 21 days.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Functional Reach Test

Secondary Outcome

1) Muscle strength in lower extremity
2) Grip power
3) Berg Balance Scale
4) Gait speed (maximum)
5) Timed Up and Go Test
6) Range of motion (hip, knee, and ankle joints)
7) Pain
8) Mini Mental State Examination
9) Japanese version of Montreal cognitive assessment
10) Satisfaction of the exercise

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 65age old
• Age maximum: < 90age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1) More than one week after surgery
2) Those are able to standing for more than 90 seconds
3) Those are able to walk more than 10 m by supervision
4) Those are able to stand still on the Balance Exercise Assist Robot
5) Height: 140 to 190 cm, weight: 35 to 100 kg

Exclude criteria

1) Inability to follow instructions
2) History of central nervous system disease
3) Medical conditions that might deteriorate with exercise
4) Physical conditions that might disturb the safe training

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Fujioka Mikihiro
• Secondary Sponsor: Mikami Yasuo
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Toyota Motor Corporation