Status:
COMPLETED
Feasibility of the Overground Bodyweight Supporting Walking System Andago
Lead Sponsor:
University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Collaborating Sponsors:
Lions Club Zürich-Witikon
Mäxi Foundation
Conditions:
Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall aim of this project is to investigate the clinical utility of the Andago System, a CE certified mobile bodyweight supporting walking robot, in children with neuromotor disorders. Clinical ...
Detailed Description
The specific aims of the current project are: 1. To investigate the practicability, the investigators plan to determine the accuracy of the weight-supporting system of the Andago and the time needed ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Neuromotor or orthopaedic disorders
- taller than 135 cm
- able to understand simple instructions
- able to walk 10 meters with or without walking aid
- maximal age of 18 years (a minimal age is not defined as according to the growth curve, children younger than 7-8 years cannot be included because of insufficient height)
- given informed consent.
Exclusion
- not consolidated fractures or bone fragility of the lower extremities
- skin lesions in the harness' area which cannot be protected
- unstable hip, knee and/or ankle Joints
- reduced head control or inability to maintain an upright Position
- inability to communicate discomfort or pain
- surgery in the last 3 months
- newly implanted baclofen-pump (or children highly sensitive to it)
- implanted pacemakers
- passive knee extension deficit \> 30°
- self-selected walking speed \> 3.2 km/h.
- weight \> 135 kg
- height \> 2 m.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 28 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 21 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03787199
Start Date
May 28 2018
End Date
March 21 2019
Last Update
April 18 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Rehabilitation Center of the University Children's Hospital
Affoltern am Albis, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8910