NCT02533713

Effects of Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Training on Bone Health and Quality of Life

Effects of Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Training on Bone Health and Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Craig Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial to quantify the effects of exoskeleton-assisted gait on the musculoskeletal system and health-related quality of life.

Detailed description

Investigators will test if exoskeleton-assisted ambulation confers skeletal benefits in a dose-dependent fashion. Investigators also will test if reintroduction of ambulation will be associated with improvements in quality of life due to improvements in mood, pain, and functional connectivity of emotional networks in the brain.

Conditions

• Osteoporosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Exoskeleton assisted gait training	Gait training will be performed 3 times a week for about an hour for 26 weeks. Gait training will be performed by a trained clinical physical therapist. The goal is to achieve 1 hour of continuous walking on a flat surface per training session. Gait training will continue for 26 weeks (78 sessions).

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-01
• Primary completion: 2022-10-01
• Completion: 2022-12-01
• First posted: 2015-08-27
• Last updated: 2021-12-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study