NCT03355755

Exoskeleton Treatment of Deconditioning Due to Limited Ambulation Caused by Illness or Injury

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ekso Bionics · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A safety and feasibility study of robotic exoskeleton training in deconditioned patients residing in a healthcare facility.

Detailed description

Patients who are hospitalized for several weeks or months are at a higher risk of decline in physical condition and are also at a higher risk of rehospitalization within 30 days of discharge. A program incorporating robotic exoskeleton training may provide sufficient physical support and challenge for patients to maintain a higher level of physical condition than if they did not undergo exoskeleton training. The investigators aim to demonstrate that EksoGT robotic exoskeleton training can be performed safely with patients who have been hospitalized and are at risk of experiencing a further decline in their physical condition.

Conditions

• Debility Due to Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	EksoGT with SmartAssist software	Intervention will consist of exercise using the EksoGT exoskeleton for supported walking. The EksoGT is a powered motorized orthosis intended to enable individuals who are experiencing muscular or neurological conditions affecting their lower extremities to perform ambulatory functions such as gait training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-11
• Primary completion: 2018-12-13
• Completion: 2018-12-13
• First posted: 2017-11-28
• Last updated: 2023-04-14
• Results posted: 2023-04-14

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study