Recruiting

Robotic Gait Training

Sponsor:

Baylor Research Institute

Code:

NCT06430632

Conditions

Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Robotic Gait Training

Usual Care Gait Training

Study Details

Brief summary:

The ERA Stroke project will compare the effects of robotic gait training (RGT) and usual care (UC) gait training in patients in the subacute phase of stroke recovery undergoing inpatient rehabilitation at the Baylor Scott \& White Institute for Rehabilitation (BSWIR).

Conditions

Stroke

Study ID

NCT06430632

Start date

Mar 1, 2024

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-85 years of age
  • All types of stroke
  • Acute/subacute phase of recovery
  • Medically stable as deemed by a physician
  • Undergoing medical care and rehabilitation at BSWIR
  • All genders, races, and ethnicities
  • Meets Ekso robotic exoskeleton frame limitations
  • Continence or on a program for bladder and bowel management
  • Capacity and goal for walking recovery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent neurological diagnoses (e.g., TBI, degenerative, CNS neoplasm)
  • Profound cognitive impairment
  • Pregnancy

Study Design

Enrollment

54 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Robotic Gait Training

Participants will receive robotic gait training with a physical therapist for 90 minutes each week throughout the course of their inpatient rehabilitation stay.

active comparator: Usual Care Gait Training

Participants will receive usual care gait training with a physical therapist for 90 minutes each week throughout the course of their inpatient rehabilitation stay.

Interventions

Robotic Gait Training

Participants will complete standing and walking activities while wearing a robotic exoskeleton. Participants will also be asked to complete questionnaires about their walking and function.

Usual Care Gait Training

Participants will complete standing and walking activities such as body weight-supported treadmill training and conventional overground walking. Participants will also be asked to complete questionnaires about their walking and function.

Primary outcome measure

  • Gait speed via 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) [ Time Frame: within 7 days of admission to inpatient rehabilitation, within 7 days of discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, 1 month (±14 days) after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, 3 months (±14 days) after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sara Baltz, MS

(214) 820-5022Sara.Baltz@BSWHealth.org

Faith Meza, MPH

(214) 820-9409Faith.Meza@BSWHealth.org

Locations

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246

Principal Investigator:

Chad Swank, PT, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Baylor Research Institute

Last update posted

Feb 6, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • Exoskeleton
  • Gait training
  • Inpatient rehabilitation
  • Physical therapy
  • Physical rehabilitation and medicine
  • Randomized controlled trial
  • Robotic gait training

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Baylor Research Institute on 2026-02-06.