Effects of Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Training on Functional Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Stroke

Description

The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of electromechanical exoskeleton-assisted gait training on rehabilitation functional outcomes in patients with stroke undergoing therapy in an in-patient rehabilitation facility.

Conditions

Stroke, Weakness of Extremities as Sequela of Stroke

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Study overview

The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of electromechanical exoskeleton-assisted gait training on rehabilitation functional outcomes in patients with stroke undergoing therapy in an in-patient rehabilitation facility.

Effects of Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Training on Functional Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Stroke

Effects of Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Training on Functional Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Stroke

Condition
Stroke
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. All patients with acute hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke documented clinically and by neuroimaging.
  • 2. Medically stable from a cardio-respiratory stand point so that they can participate in daily therapies.
  • 3. Depressed patients will be included in the study
  • 4. Patients able to stand alone
  • 5. Patients able to provide a written informed consent, from cognitively intact patients (admission Mini Mental Scale Examination \[MMSE\] greater than or equal to 21).
  • 1. Aphasic patients unable to communicate
  • 2. Confused patients
  • 3. Patients medically unstable
  • 4. Patients unable to stand alone
  • 5. Refusal to provide written informed consent

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Oklahoma,

Meheroz H Rabadi, MD, MRCPI, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Affiliate; Oklahoma VA Health Care System

Study Record Dates

2028-09-01