NCT04035122

Physiological Responses in Robotic Neurorehabilitation

Effects of Robotic Neurorehabilitation With Lokomat on Physiological Responses in Neurological Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Robotic rehabilitation is very useful for improving functional recovery in neurological patients, there is not much evidence on its role in improving physiological responses (i.e. intestinal motility, orthostatic pressure), which are often abnormal in these patients. To this end, we designed a randomized controlled experimental study on neurological patients, with the aim of evaluating the effects of robotic neurorehabilitation using Lokomat on physiological responses, compared to traditional therapy.

Conditions

• Interventional Study

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Robotic Treatment	The Lokomat is a robotic device, consisting of a powered gait orthosis with integrated computer-controlled linear actuators at each hip and knee joint, a body weight support, and a treadmill. During the Lokomat training, the patients completed at least 30 min of treatment session.
OTHER	Conventional Treatment	The standard physical treatment program consisted of general conditioning exercises, including warming up (e.g. calf, shoulder, and hand passive range of motion exercises), lower and upper extremity strengthening, postural control exercises. During the conventional training, the patients completed at least 30 min of treatment session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-01
• Primary completion: 2020-05-31
• Completion: 2020-07-31
• First posted: 2019-07-29
• Last updated: 2020-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy