Recruiting
Phase 1

Robotic-Assisted Gait Training vs. Physical Therapy

Sponsor:

U.S. Department of Education

Code:

NCT00075283

Conditions

Hemiparesis

Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Lokomat (Robotic Orthosis) combined with slat belt treadmill

Study Details

Brief summary:

The overall goal of this study is to determine whether robotic-assisted gait training is better than standard physical therapy treatments for improving walking ability in hemiparetic stroke patients.

Conditions

Hemiparesis

Stroke

Study ID

NCT00075283

Start date

Nov, 2002

Status verified date

Jan, 2004

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion:

  • Unilateral brain lesion.
  • Within 6 months post-stroke.
  • Receiving no other therapy targeting function of lower limb.
  • Demonstration of hemiparesis (motor dysfunction in lower limb).
  • Able to walk 5 meters without therapist assistance (walking device only).
  • Able to follow commands and protocol.

Exclusion:

  • Significant cognitive or communication impairments.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Uncontrolled diabetes.
  • Clinical depression.

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

Lokomat (Robotic Orthosis) combined with slat belt treadmill

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cheryl M Lacsamana, BBE

(202)877-1889cheryl.lacsamana@medstar.net

Locations

National Rehabilitation Hospital

Recruiting

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010

Contacts

Cheryl M Lacsamana, BBE

202-877-1889cheryl.lacsamana@medstar.net

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Joseph M Hidler, Ph.D.

More Information

Sponsor

U.S. Department of Education

Last update posted

Jun 24, 2005

Last verified

Jan, 2004

Keywords

  • Physical Therapy
  • Locomotion therapy
  • Gait training
  • Stroke
  • Robotics
  • Rehabilitation
  • Treadmill
  • Hemiparetic stroke
  • Unilateral brain lesion

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by U.S. Department of Education on 2005-06-24.