NCT06368180

The Efficacy of a RAGT & BWSTT on Children With CP

The Efficacy of a Robotic-assisted Gait Training in Comparison to Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training on Spatio-temporal Gait Parameters Among Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: King Saud University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study compared the effects of Robotic-assisted Gait Training (RAGT) and body weight support treadmill training (BWSTT) on spatio-temporal gait parameters and walking capacity among ambulatory children with bilateral Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Detailed description

Demographic data were collected from patient medical records in the physiotherapy clinic at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital and by completing the screening sheet . There were two intervention groups in this study. The first group received Robotic-assisted Gait Training (RAGT), while the second group received body weight support treadmill training (BWSTT). All participants from both intervention groups performed the home exercise program. All participants received 24 sessions three times per week over 8 weeks. Some participants were absent from some treatment sessions, either because they were suffering from flu, for reasons related to school, or other reasons. These participants were compensated with other sessions. Outcome measurements were assessed by a physiotherapist blinded to the group allocations. A physiotherapist assessed the participants at baseline and after treatment (at the end of 8 weeks)

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Robotic assisted gait training	is a robotic treadmill training system that uses body weight support to suspend patients by attaching their legs to robotic legs that help them walk
DEVICE	Body weight supported treadmill training	The Biodex Unweighting System was used to support the child's body weight, by an adjustable harness placed, over the treadmill.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-30
• Primary completion: 2021-02-21
• Completion: 2021-03-08
• First posted: 2024-04-16
• Last updated: 2024-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia