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Patient-therapist INTERaction During RObotic GAIT Rehabilitation After Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Summary
INTERROGAIT will disentangle the role of Physical Therapist - Patient (Pht-Pt) interaction in robotic assisted gait rehabilitation in spinal cord injury patients. The study is structured as a single blind randomized controlled trial with two arms, in which effects of different Pht-Pt interaction levels will be assessed on the ongoing robotic treatment with the Lokomat device. The main hypothesis is that when Pht-Pt interaction is maximized (experimental group), this will allow to better rehabilitation outcome with respect to a minimun level of Pht-Pt interaction (control group).
Official title: Patient-therapist INTERaction During RObotic GAIT Rehabilitation After Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical, Instrumental and Hyperscanning Study.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2024-06-05
Completion Date
2025-05-31
Last Updated
2024-07-31
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Lokomat Robot Assisted Gait Training
Patients will underwent 12 RAGT training sessions (3 times/week for 4 consecutive weeks, 45 min each including the time for wearing the harness and the exoskeleton) with the Lokomat device as add-on to conventional regimen (5 times/week, 80 min each). The Lokomat is a technologically advanced robot-assisted gait training device. Patients are supported in a harness above a treadmill while the robotic device assists the movements of their legs to provide physiological gait. As treatment progresses, weight bearing is increased and assistance from the robotic legs is reduced, requiring the patient to gradually assume greater responsibility for movements needed during walking.
Locations (1)
I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Roma, Rome, Italy