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Foundational Ingredients of Robotic Gait Training for People With Spinal Cord Injury During Inpatient Therapy
Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute
Summary
The FIRST project compares the dose of robotic gait training (RGT) with usual care gait training for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) undergoing rehabilitation at Baylor Scott \& White Institute for Rehabilitation (BSWIR).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
115
Start Date
2021-04-12
Completion Date
2024-03-08
Last Updated
2026-05-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Robotic Gait Training
Participants will wear an exoskeleton suit and receive robotic gait training with a physical therapist for 90 minutes each week. Robot gait training will include standing and walking activities while wearing the The Ekso Bionics Ekso GT™ robotic exoskeleton. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about walking and function. They will also be asked to wear a watch measuring their heart rate monitor.
Usual Care Gait Training
Participants receive usual care gait training with a physical therapist for 90 minutes each week. Usual care gait training includes standard gait training involving standing and walking activities such as conventional overground walking, body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT), overground body weight-supported overground system, and various assistive devices (e.g., BWSTT, overground with braces, walker, etc.). Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about walking and function. They will also be asked to wear a watch measuring their heart rate monitor and number of steps.
Locations (1)
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
Dallas, Texas, United States