NCT04494685

Effects of Robotic Rehabilitation in Post-Stroke Patients

Effects of Robotic Rehabilitation in Post-Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of robotic rehabilitation through training on a robot-assisted orthostatic board and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on functionality in post-stroke patients. In this randomized controlled trial the patients will be allocated to a control group (which will receive conventional physiotherapy) or or to intervention group (which will receive conventional physiotherapy and robotic rehabilitation). Interventions will occur every day in the hospital phase and three times/week after discharge, totaling 18 sessions.The groups will be evaluated prior to any physiotherapy intervention, in the 10h session and at the end of six weeks of treatment (or 18 sessions).The following outcomes will be measured: functionality, peripheral muscle strength, muscle architecture and echogenicity, spasticity, cardiorespiratory repercussions, mobility, disability and dependence, quality of life and time of hospital stay.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Intervention group (Robotic rehabilitation)	Robotic rehabilitation with Erigo® equipment (Hocoma, Volketswil, Switzerland). The training protocol has a progression of the board inclination up to 90º associated with flexion/extension movements of the knees and hips, with time evolution of up to 40 minutes. Such equipment is associated with electrostimulation of the quadriceps, hamstrings, sural triceps and anterior tibialis.
OTHER	Control group (Conventional physiotherapy)	Knee and hip flexion and extension movements, hip adduction, and abduction, respecting the articular physiology of each joint. Weight transfer will also be performed in the sitting and standing position, mini squat, and gait training. All exercises will have a total of 10 repetitions in three sets. In the end, stretching of the upper and lower limbs will be performed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-01
• Primary completion: 2021-02-01
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2020-07-31
• Last updated: 2020-07-31